From 64c7c8f88559624abdbe12b5da6502e8879f8d28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Piggin Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:39:04 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] sched: resched and cpu_idle rework Make some changes to the NEED_RESCHED and POLLING_NRFLAG to reduce confusion, and make their semantics rigid. Improves efficiency of resched_task and some cpu_idle routines. * In resched_task: - TIF_NEED_RESCHED is only cleared with the task's runqueue lock held, and as we hold it during resched_task, then there is no need for an atomic test and set there. The only other time this should be set is when the task's quantum expires, in the timer interrupt - this is protected against because the rq lock is irq-safe. - If TIF_NEED_RESCHED is set, then we don't need to do anything. It won't get unset until the task get's schedule()d off. - If we are running on the same CPU as the task we resched, then set TIF_NEED_RESCHED and no further action is required. - If we are running on another CPU, and TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG is *not* set after TIF_NEED_RESCHED has been set, then we need to send an IPI. Using these rules, we are able to remove the test and set operation in resched_task, and make clear the previously vague semantics of POLLING_NRFLAG. * In idle routines: - Enter cpu_idle with preempt disabled. When the need_resched() condition becomes true, explicitly call schedule(). This makes things a bit clearer (IMO), but haven't updated all architectures yet. - Many do a test and clear of TIF_NEED_RESCHED for some reason. According to the resched_task rules, this isn't needed (and actually breaks the assumption that TIF_NEED_RESCHED is only cleared with the runqueue lock held). So remove that. Generally one less locked memory op when switching to the idle thread. - Many idle routines clear TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG, and only set it in the inner most polling idle loops. The above resched_task semantics allow it to be set until before the last time need_resched() is checked before going into a halt requiring interrupt wakeup. Many idle routines simply never enter such a halt, and so POLLING_NRFLAG can be always left set, completely eliminating resched IPIs when rescheduling the idle task. POLLING_NRFLAG width can be increased, to reduce the chance of resched IPIs. Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Con Kolivas Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- kernel/sched.c | 21 ++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel') diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c index 0f2def822296..ac3f5cc3bb51 100644 --- a/kernel/sched.c +++ b/kernel/sched.c @@ -864,21 +864,28 @@ static void deactivate_task(struct task_struct *p, runqueue_t *rq) #ifdef CONFIG_SMP static void resched_task(task_t *p) { - int need_resched, nrpolling; + int cpu; assert_spin_locked(&task_rq(p)->lock); - /* minimise the chance of sending an interrupt to poll_idle() */ - nrpolling = test_tsk_thread_flag(p,TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG); - need_resched = test_and_set_tsk_thread_flag(p,TIF_NEED_RESCHED); - nrpolling |= test_tsk_thread_flag(p,TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG); + if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_NEED_RESCHED))) + return; + + set_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_NEED_RESCHED); + + cpu = task_cpu(p); + if (cpu == smp_processor_id()) + return; - if (!need_resched && !nrpolling && (task_cpu(p) != smp_processor_id())) - smp_send_reschedule(task_cpu(p)); + /* NEED_RESCHED must be visible before we test POLLING_NRFLAG */ + smp_mb(); + if (!test_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)) + smp_send_reschedule(cpu); } #else static inline void resched_task(task_t *p) { + assert_spin_locked(&task_rq(p)->lock); set_tsk_need_resched(p); } #endif -- cgit v1.2.1