kernel-fxtec-pro1x/include/linux/padata.h
Steffen Klassert d46a5ac7a7 padata: Use a timer to handle remaining objects in the reorder queues
padata_get_next needs to check whether the next object that
need serialization must be parallel processed by the local cpu.
This check was wrong implemented and returned always true,
so the try_again loop in padata_reorder was never taken. This
can lead to object leaks in some rare cases due to a race that
appears with the trylock in padata_reorder. The try_again loop
was not a good idea after all, because a cpu could take that
loop frequently, so we handle this with a timer instead.

This patch adds a timer to handle the race that appears with
the trylock. If cpu1 queues an object to the reorder queue while
cpu2 holds the pd->lock but left the while loop in padata_reorder
already, cpu2 can't care for this object and cpu1 exits because
it can't get the lock. Usually the next cpu that takes the lock
cares for this object too. We need the timer just if this object
was the last one that arrives to the reorder queues. The timer
function sends it out in this case.

Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
2010-05-19 13:43:14 +10:00

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/*
* padata.h - header for the padata parallelization interface
*
* Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 secunet Security Networks AG
* Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
* version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope 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.
*
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* this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
*/
#ifndef PADATA_H
#define PADATA_H
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/timer.h>
struct padata_priv {
struct list_head list;
struct parallel_data *pd;
int cb_cpu;
int seq_nr;
int info;
void (*parallel)(struct padata_priv *padata);
void (*serial)(struct padata_priv *padata);
};
struct padata_list {
struct list_head list;
spinlock_t lock;
};
struct padata_queue {
struct padata_list parallel;
struct padata_list reorder;
struct padata_list serial;
struct work_struct pwork;
struct work_struct swork;
struct parallel_data *pd;
atomic_t num_obj;
int cpu_index;
};
struct parallel_data {
struct padata_instance *pinst;
struct padata_queue *queue;
atomic_t seq_nr;
atomic_t reorder_objects;
atomic_t refcnt;
unsigned int max_seq_nr;
cpumask_var_t cpumask;
spinlock_t lock;
struct timer_list timer;
};
struct padata_instance {
struct notifier_block cpu_notifier;
struct workqueue_struct *wq;
struct parallel_data *pd;
cpumask_var_t cpumask;
struct mutex lock;
u8 flags;
#define PADATA_INIT 1
#define PADATA_RESET 2
};
extern struct padata_instance *padata_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpumask,
struct workqueue_struct *wq);
extern void padata_free(struct padata_instance *pinst);
extern int padata_do_parallel(struct padata_instance *pinst,
struct padata_priv *padata, int cb_cpu);
extern void padata_do_serial(struct padata_priv *padata);
extern int padata_set_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
cpumask_var_t cpumask);
extern int padata_add_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu);
extern int padata_remove_cpu(struct padata_instance *pinst, int cpu);
extern void padata_start(struct padata_instance *pinst);
extern void padata_stop(struct padata_instance *pinst);
#endif