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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt | 74 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/rcuref.h | 220 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcupdate.c | 14 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a23fee6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +Refcounter framework for elements of lists/arrays protected by +RCU. + +Refcounting on elements of lists which are protected by traditional +reader/writer spinlocks or semaphores are straight forward as in: + +1. 2. +add() search_and_reference() +{ { + alloc_object read_lock(&list_lock); + ... search_for_element + atomic_set(&el->rc, 1); atomic_inc(&el->rc); + write_lock(&list_lock); ... + add_element read_unlock(&list_lock); + ... ... + write_unlock(&list_lock); } +} + +3. 4. +release_referenced() delete() +{ { + ... write_lock(&list_lock); + atomic_dec(&el->rc, relfunc) ... + ... delete_element +} write_unlock(&list_lock); + ... + if (atomic_dec_and_test(&el->rc)) + kfree(el); + ... + } + +If this list/array is made lock free using rcu as in changing the +write_lock in add() and delete() to spin_lock and changing read_lock +in search_and_reference to rcu_read_lock(), the rcuref_get in +search_and_reference could potentially hold reference to an element which +has already been deleted from the list/array. rcuref_lf_get_rcu takes +care of this scenario. search_and_reference should look as; + +1. 2. +add() search_and_reference() +{ { + alloc_object rcu_read_lock(); + ... search_for_element + atomic_set(&el->rc, 1); if (rcuref_inc_lf(&el->rc)) { + write_lock(&list_lock); rcu_read_unlock(); + return FAIL; + add_element } + ... ... + write_unlock(&list_lock); rcu_read_unlock(); +} } +3. 4. +release_referenced() delete() +{ { + ... write_lock(&list_lock); + rcuref_dec(&el->rc, relfunc) ... + ... delete_element +} write_unlock(&list_lock); + ... + if (rcuref_dec_and_test(&el->rc)) + call_rcu(&el->head, el_free); + ... + } + +Sometimes, reference to the element need to be obtained in the +update (write) stream. In such cases, rcuref_inc_lf might be an overkill +since the spinlock serialising list updates are held. rcuref_inc +is to be used in such cases. +For arches which do not have cmpxchg rcuref_inc_lf +api uses a hashed spinlock implementation and the same hashed spinlock +is acquired in all rcuref_xxx primitives to preserve atomicity. +Note: Use rcuref_inc api only if you need to use rcuref_inc_lf on the +refcounter atleast at one place. Mixing rcuref_inc and atomic_xxx api +might lead to races. rcuref_inc_lf() must be used in lockfree +RCU critical sections only. diff --git a/include/linux/rcuref.h b/include/linux/rcuref.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e1adbba --- /dev/null +++ b/include/linux/rcuref.h @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@ +/* + * rcuref.h + * + * Reference counting for elements of lists/arrays protected by + * RCU. + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or + * (at your option) any later version. + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU General Public License for more details. + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. + * + * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2005 + * + * Author: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@in.ibm.com> + * Ravikiran Thirumalai <kiran_th@gmail.com> + * + * See Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt for detailed user guide. + * + */ + +#ifndef _RCUREF_H_ +#define _RCUREF_H_ + +#ifdef __KERNEL__ + +#include <linux/types.h> +#include <linux/interrupt.h> +#include <linux/spinlock.h> +#include <asm/atomic.h> + +/* + * These APIs work on traditional atomic_t counters used in the + * kernel for reference counting. Under special circumstances + * where a lock-free get() operation races with a put() operation + * these APIs can be used. See Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt. + */ + +#ifdef __HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG + +/** + * rcuref_inc - increment refcount for object. + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object in question. + * + * This should be used only for objects where we use RCU and + * use the rcuref_inc_lf() api to acquire a reference + * in a lock-free reader-side critical section. + */ +static inline void rcuref_inc(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + atomic_inc(rcuref); +} + +/** + * rcuref_dec - decrement refcount for object. + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object in question. + * + * This should be used only for objects where we use RCU and + * use the rcuref_inc_lf() api to acquire a reference + * in a lock-free reader-side critical section. + */ +static inline void rcuref_dec(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + atomic_dec(rcuref); +} + +/** + * rcuref_dec_and_test - decrement refcount for object and test + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object. + * @release: pointer to the function that will clean up the object + * when the last reference to the object is released. + * This pointer is required. + * + * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, return 1. Else return 0. + * + * This should be used only for objects where we use RCU and + * use the rcuref_inc_lf() api to acquire a reference + * in a lock-free reader-side critical section. + */ +static inline int rcuref_dec_and_test(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + return atomic_dec_and_test(rcuref); +} + +/* + * cmpxchg is needed on UP too, if deletions to the list/array can happen + * in interrupt context. + */ + +/** + * rcuref_inc_lf - Take reference to an object in a read-side + * critical section protected by RCU. + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object in question. + * + * Try and increment the refcount by 1. The increment might fail if + * the reference counter has been through a 1 to 0 transition and + * is no longer part of the lock-free list. + * Returns non-zero on successful increment and zero otherwise. + */ +static inline int rcuref_inc_lf(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + int c, old; + c = atomic_read(rcuref); + while (c && (old = cmpxchg(&rcuref->counter, c, c + 1)) != c) + c = old; + return c; +} + +#else /* !__HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG */ + +extern spinlock_t __rcuref_hash[]; + +/* + * Use a hash table of locks to protect the reference count + * since cmpxchg is not available in this arch. + */ +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP +#define RCUREF_HASH_SIZE 4 +#define RCUREF_HASH(k) \ + (&__rcuref_hash[(((unsigned long)k)>>8) & (RCUREF_HASH_SIZE-1)]) +#else +#define RCUREF_HASH_SIZE 1 +#define RCUREF_HASH(k) &__rcuref_hash[0] +#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */ + +/** + * rcuref_inc - increment refcount for object. + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object in question. + * + * This should be used only for objects where we use RCU and + * use the rcuref_inc_lf() api to acquire a reference in a lock-free + * reader-side critical section. + */ +static inline void rcuref_inc(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + rcuref->counter += 1; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); +} + +/** + * rcuref_dec - decrement refcount for object. + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object in question. + * + * This should be used only for objects where we use RCU and + * use the rcuref_inc_lf() api to acquire a reference in a lock-free + * reader-side critical section. + */ +static inline void rcuref_dec(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + rcuref->counter -= 1; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); +} + +/** + * rcuref_dec_and_test - decrement refcount for object and test + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object. + * @release: pointer to the function that will clean up the object + * when the last reference to the object is released. + * This pointer is required. + * + * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, return 1. Else return 0. + * + * This should be used only for objects where we use RCU and + * use the rcuref_inc_lf() api to acquire a reference in a lock-free + * reader-side critical section. + */ +static inline int rcuref_dec_and_test(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + rcuref->counter--; + if (!rcuref->counter) { + spin_unlock_irqrestore(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + return 1; + } else { + spin_unlock_irqrestore(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + return 0; + } +} + +/** + * rcuref_inc_lf - Take reference to an object of a lock-free collection + * by traversing a lock-free list/array. + * @rcuref: reference counter in the object in question. + * + * Try and increment the refcount by 1. The increment might fail if + * the reference counter has been through a 1 to 0 transition and + * object is no longer part of the lock-free list. + * Returns non-zero on successful increment and zero otherwise. + */ +static inline int rcuref_inc_lf(atomic_t *rcuref) +{ + int ret; + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + if (rcuref->counter) + ret = rcuref->counter++; + else + ret = 0; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(RCUREF_HASH(rcuref), flags); + return ret; +} + + +#endif /* !__HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG */ + +#endif /* __KERNEL__ */ +#endif /* _RCUREF_H_ */ diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c index f436993..bef3b69 100644 --- a/kernel/rcupdate.c +++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ #include <linux/percpu.h> #include <linux/notifier.h> #include <linux/rcupdate.h> +#include <linux/rcuref.h> #include <linux/cpu.h> /* Definition for rcupdate control block. */ @@ -72,6 +73,19 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_bh_data) = { 0L }; static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_struct, rcu_tasklet) = {NULL}; static int maxbatch = 10; +#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG +/* + * We use an array of spinlocks for the rcurefs -- similar to ones in sparc + * 32 bit atomic_t implementations, and a hash function similar to that + * for our refcounting needs. + * Can't help multiprocessors which donot have cmpxchg :( + */ + +spinlock_t __rcuref_hash[RCUREF_HASH_SIZE] = { + [0 ... (RCUREF_HASH_SIZE-1)] = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED +}; +#endif + /** * call_rcu - Queue an RCU callback for invocation after a grace period. * @head: structure to be used for queueing the RCU updates. |