[RFC PATCH v7 for 4.15 02/10] membarrier: powerpc: Skip memory barrier in switch_mm()

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Sat Nov 11 08:37:09 AEDT 2017


Allow PowerPC to skip the full memory barrier in switch_mm(), and
only issue the barrier when scheduling into a task belonging to a
process that has registered to use expedited private.

Threads targeting the same VM but which belong to different thread
groups is a tricky case. It has a few consequences:

It turns out that we cannot rely on get_nr_threads(p) to count the
number of threads using a VM. We can use
(atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) == 1 && get_nr_threads(p) == 1)
instead to skip the synchronize_sched() for cases where the VM only has
a single user, and that user only has a single thread.

It also turns out that we cannot use for_each_thread() to set
thread flags in all threads using a VM, as it only iterates on the
thread group.

Therefore, test the membarrier state variable directly rather than
relying on thread flags. This means
membarrier_register_private_expedited() needs to set the
MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED flag, issue synchronize_sched(), and
only then set MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_READY which allows
private expedited membarrier commands to succeed.
membarrier_arch_switch_mm() now tests for the
MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED flag.

Changes since v1:
- Use test_ti_thread_flag(next, ...) instead of test_thread_flag() in
  powerpc membarrier_arch_sched_in(), given that we want to specifically
  check the next thread state.
- Add missing ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_HOOKS in Kconfig.
- Use task_thread_info() to pass thread_info from task to
  *_ti_thread_flag().

Changes since v2:
- Move membarrier_arch_sched_in() call to finish_task_switch().
- Check for NULL t->mm in membarrier_arch_fork().
- Use membarrier_sched_in() in generic code, which invokes the
  arch-specific membarrier_arch_sched_in(). This fixes allnoconfig
  build on PowerPC.
- Move asm/membarrier.h include under CONFIG_MEMBARRIER, fixing
  allnoconfig build on PowerPC.
- Build and runtime tested on PowerPC.

Changes since v3:
- Simply rely on copy_mm() to copy the membarrier_private_expedited mm
  field on fork.
- powerpc: test thread flag instead of reading
  membarrier_private_expedited in membarrier_arch_fork().
- powerpc: skip memory barrier in membarrier_arch_sched_in() if coming
  from kernel thread, since mmdrop() implies a full barrier.
- Set membarrier_private_expedited to 1 only after arch registration
  code, thus eliminating a race where concurrent commands could succeed
  when they should fail if issued concurrently with process
  registration.
- Use READ_ONCE() for membarrier_private_expedited field access in
  membarrier_private_expedited. Matches WRITE_ONCE() performed in
  process registration.

Changes since v4:
- Move powerpc hook from sched_in() to switch_mm(), based on feedback
  from Nicholas Piggin.

Changes since v5:
- Rebase on v4.14-rc6.
- Fold "Fix: membarrier: Handle CLONE_VM + !CLONE_THREAD correctly on
  powerpc (v2)"

Changes since v6:
- Rename MEMBARRIER_STATE_SWITCH_MM to MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com>
CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz at infradead.org>
CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng at gmail.com>
CC: Andrew Hunter <ahh at google.com>
CC: Maged Michael <maged.michael at gmail.com>
CC: Avi Kivity <avi at scylladb.com>
CC: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org>
CC: Paul Mackerras <paulus at samba.org>
CC: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>
CC: Dave Watson <davejwatson at fb.com>
CC: Alan Stern <stern at rowland.harvard.edu>
CC: Will Deacon <will.deacon at arm.com>
CC: Andy Lutomirski <luto at kernel.org>
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo at redhat.com>
CC: Alexander Viro <viro at zeniv.linux.org.uk>
CC: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin at gmail.com>
CC: linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org
CC: linux-arch at vger.kernel.org
---
 MAINTAINERS                           |  1 +
 arch/powerpc/Kconfig                  |  1 +
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/membarrier.h | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context.c         |  7 +++++++
 include/linux/sched/mm.h              | 12 +++++++++++-
 init/Kconfig                          |  3 +++
 kernel/sched/core.c                   | 10 ----------
 kernel/sched/membarrier.c             |  9 +++++++++
 8 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/include/asm/membarrier.h

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 1022b5f51cd1..1c02a2be1698 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -8837,6 +8837,7 @@ L:	linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
 S:	Supported
 F:	kernel/sched/membarrier.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/membarrier.h
+F:	arch/powerpc/include/asm/membarrier.h
 
 MEMORY MANAGEMENT
 L:	linux-mm at kvack.org
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 41d1dae3b1b5..e54a822e5fb9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ config PPC
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
+	select ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_HOOKS
 	select ARCH_HAS_SCALED_CPUTIME		if VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_NATIVE
 	select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
 	select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST		if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/membarrier.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/membarrier.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..046f96768ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/membarrier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_POWERPC_MEMBARRIER_H
+#define _ASM_POWERPC_MEMBARRIER_H
+
+static inline void membarrier_arch_switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev,
+		struct mm_struct *next, struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Only need the full barrier when switching between processes.
+	 * Barrier when switching from kernel to userspace is not
+	 * required here, given that it is implied by mmdrop(). Barrier
+	 * when switching from userspace to kernel is not needed after
+	 * store to rq->curr.
+	 */
+	if (likely(!(atomic_read(&next->membarrier_state)
+			& MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED) || !prev))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * The membarrier system call requires a full memory barrier
+	 * after storing to rq->curr, before going back to user-space.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+}
+
+#endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_MEMBARRIER_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context.c
index 0f613bc63c50..22f5c91cdc38 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ void switch_mm_irqs_off(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next,
 		 *
 		 * On the read side the barrier is in pte_xchg(), which orders
 		 * the store to the PTE vs the load of mm_cpumask.
+		 *
+		 * This full barrier is needed by membarrier when switching
+		 * between processes after store to rq->curr, before user-space
+		 * memory accesses.
 		 */
 		smp_mb();
 
@@ -89,6 +94,8 @@ void switch_mm_irqs_off(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next,
 
 	if (new_on_cpu)
 		radix_kvm_prefetch_workaround(next);
+	else
+		membarrier_arch_switch_mm(prev, next, tsk);
 
 	/*
 	 * The actual HW switching method differs between the various
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
index 3d49b91b674d..7077253d0df4 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
@@ -215,14 +215,24 @@ static inline void memalloc_noreclaim_restore(unsigned int flags)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMBARRIER
 enum {
 	MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_READY	= (1U << 0),
-	MEMBARRIER_STATE_SWITCH_MM			= (1U << 1),
+	MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED		= (1U << 1),
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_HOOKS
+#include <asm/membarrier.h>
+#endif
+
 static inline void membarrier_execve(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	atomic_set(&t->mm->membarrier_state, 0);
 }
 #else
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_HOOKS
+static inline void membarrier_arch_switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev,
+		struct mm_struct *next, struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+}
+#endif
 static inline void membarrier_execve(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 }
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index e4fbb5dd6a24..609296e764d6 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1400,6 +1400,9 @@ config MEMBARRIER
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config ARCH_HAS_MEMBARRIER_HOOKS
+	bool
+
 config RSEQ
 	bool "Enable rseq() system call" if EXPERT
 	default y
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index e547f93a46c2..0ac96e8329d5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2684,16 +2684,6 @@ static struct rq *finish_task_switch(struct task_struct *prev)
 	prev_state = prev->state;
 	vtime_task_switch(prev);
 	perf_event_task_sched_in(prev, current);
-	/*
-	 * The membarrier system call requires a full memory barrier
-	 * after storing to rq->curr, before going back to user-space.
-	 *
-	 * TODO: This smp_mb__after_unlock_lock can go away if PPC end
-	 * up adding a full barrier to switch_mm(), or we should figure
-	 * out if a smp_mb__after_unlock_lock is really the proper API
-	 * to use.
-	 */
-	smp_mb__after_unlock_lock();
 	finish_lock_switch(rq, prev);
 	finish_arch_post_lock_switch();
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
index dd7908743dab..b045974346d0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ static void membarrier_register_private_expedited(void)
 	if (atomic_read(&mm->membarrier_state)
 			& MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_READY)
 		return;
+	atomic_or(MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED,
+			&mm->membarrier_state);
+	if (!(atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) == 1 && get_nr_threads(p) == 1)) {
+		/*
+		 * Ensure all future scheduler executions will observe the
+		 * new thread flag state for this process.
+		 */
+		synchronize_sched();
+	}
 	atomic_or(MEMBARRIER_STATE_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_READY,
 			&mm->membarrier_state);
 }
-- 
2.11.0



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