Scalable reader/writer lock.
Its scalable in that the read count is a percpu counter and the reader fast
path does not write to a shared cache-line.
Its not FIFO fair, but starvation proof by alternating readers and writers.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
---
include/linux/rwmutex.h | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/Makefile | 3 -
kernel/rwmutex.c | 132 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 237 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/rwmutex.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/rwmutex.h 2007-05-11 14:59:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Scalable reader/writer lock.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This file contains the public data structure and API definitions.
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_RWMUTEX_H
+#define _LINUX_RWMUTEX_H
+
+#include <linux/preempt.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+struct rw_mutex {
+ /* Read mostly global */
+ struct percpu_counter readers;
+ unsigned int status;
+
+ /* The following variables are only for the slowpath */
+ struct mutex read_mutex; /* r -> w waiting */
+ struct mutex write_mutex; /* w -> w waiting */
+ wait_queue_head_t wait_queue; /* w -> r waiting */
+ atomic_t read_waiters;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+ struct lockdep_map dep_map;
+#endif
+};
+
+extern void __rw_mutex_init(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex, const char * name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key);
+extern void rw_mutex_destroy(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex);
+
+#define rw_mutex_init(rw_mutex) \
+ do { \
+ static struct lock_class_key __key; \
+ __rw_mutex_init((rw_mutex), #rw_mutex, &__key); \
+ } while (0)
+
+extern void __rw_mutex_read_lock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex);
+
+extern void rw_mutex_write_lock_nested(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex, int subclass);
+extern void rw_mutex_write_unlock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex);
+
+static inline unsigned int __rw_mutex_reader_slow(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ unsigned int ret;
+
+ smp_rmb();
+ ret = rw_mutex->status;
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int __rw_mutex_read_trylock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ preempt_disable();
+ if (likely(!__rw_mutex_reader_slow(rw_mutex))) {
+ percpu_counter_mod(&rw_mutex->readers, 1);
+ preempt_enable();
+ return 1;
+ }
+ preempt_enable();
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int rw_mutex_read_trylock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ int ret = __rw_mutex_read_trylock(rw_mutex);
+ if (ret)
+ rwsem_acquire_read(&rw_mutex->dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void rw_mutex_read_lock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ might_sleep();
+ rwsem_acquire_read(&rw_mutex->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+ ret = __rw_mutex_read_trylock(rw_mutex);
+ if (!ret)
+ __rw_mutex_read_lock(rw_mutex);
+}
+
+void rw_mutex_read_unlock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex);
+
+static inline int rw_mutex_is_locked(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ return mutex_is_locked(&rw_mutex->write_mutex);
+}
+
+static inline void rw_mutex_write_lock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ rw_mutex_write_lock_nested(rw_mutex, 0);
+}
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_RWMUTEX_H */
Index: linux-2.6/kernel/rwmutex.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/rwmutex.c 2007-05-11 15:08:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ * Scalable reader/writer lock.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc., Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * Its scalable in that the read count is a percpu counter and the reader fast
+ * path does not write to a shared cache-line.
+ *
+ * Its not FIFO fair, but starvation proof by alternating readers and writers.
+ */
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/rwmutex.h>
+#include <linux/debug_locks.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+#define RW_MUTEX_READER_FAST 0
+#define RW_MUTEX_READER_SLOW 1
+
+void __rw_mutex_init(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex, const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+ debug_check_no_locks_freed((void *)rw_mutex, sizeof(*rw_mutex));
+ lockdep_init_map(&rw_mutex->dep_map, name, key, 0);
+#endif
+
+ percpu_counter_init(&rw_mutex->readers, 0);
+ rw_mutex->status = RW_MUTEX_READER_FAST;
+ mutex_init(&rw_mutex->read_mutex);
+ mutex_init(&rw_mutex->write_mutex);
+ init_waitqueue_head(&rw_mutex->wait_queue);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rw_mutex_init);
+
+void rw_mutex_destroy(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ percpu_counter_destroy(&rw_mutex->readers);
+ mutex_destroy(&rw_mutex->read_mutex);
+ mutex_destroy(&rw_mutex->write_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rw_mutex_destroy);
+
+void __rw_mutex_read_lock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ /*
+ * read lock slow path;
+ * count the number of readers waiting on the read_mutex
+ */
+ atomic_inc(&rw_mutex->read_waiters);
+ mutex_lock(&rw_mutex->read_mutex);
+ /*
+ * rw_mutex->state is only set while the read_mutex is held
+ * so by serialising on this lock, we're sure its free.
+ */
+ BUG_ON(rw_mutex->status);
+ /*
+ * take the read reference, and drop the read_waiters count
+ * and nudge all those waiting on the read_waiters count.
+ */
+ percpu_counter_mod(&rw_mutex->readers, 1);
+ atomic_dec(&rw_mutex->read_waiters);
+ wake_up_all(&rw_mutex->wait_queue);
+ mutex_unlock(&rw_mutex->read_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rw_mutex_read_lock);
+
+void rw_mutex_read_unlock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ rwsem_release(&rw_mutex->dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);
+
+ percpu_counter_mod(&rw_mutex->readers, -1);
+ if (unlikely(__rw_mutex_reader_slow(rw_mutex)) &&
+ percpu_counter_sum(&rw_mutex->readers) == 0)
+ wake_up_all(&rw_mutex->wait_queue);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rw_mutex_read_unlock);
+
+static inline
+void __rw_mutex_status_set(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex, unsigned int status)
+{
+ rw_mutex->status = status;
+ /*
+ * allow new readers to see this change in status
+ */
+ smp_wmb();
+}
+
+void rw_mutex_write_lock_nested(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex, int subclass)
+{
+ might_sleep();
+ rwsem_acquire(&rw_mutex->dep_map, subclass, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+ mutex_lock_nested(&rw_mutex->write_mutex, subclass);
+ mutex_lock_nested(&rw_mutex->read_mutex, subclass);
+
+ /*
+ * block new readers
+ */
+ __rw_mutex_status_set(rw_mutex, RW_MUTEX_READER_SLOW);
+ /*
+ * wait for all readers to go away
+ */
+ wait_event(rw_mutex->wait_queue,
+ (percpu_counter_sum(&rw_mutex->readers) == 0));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rw_mutex_write_lock_nested);
+
+void rw_mutex_write_unlock(struct rw_mutex *rw_mutex)
+{
+ int waiters;
+
+ rwsem_release(&rw_mutex->dep_map, 1, _RET_IP_);
+
+ /*
+ * let the readers rip
+ */
+ __rw_mutex_status_set(rw_mutex, RW_MUTEX_READER_FAST);
+ waiters = atomic_read(&rw_mutex->read_waiters);
+ mutex_unlock(&rw_mutex->read_mutex);
+ /*
+ * wait for at least 1 reader to get through
+ */
+ if (waiters) {
+ wait_event(rw_mutex->wait_queue,
+ (atomic_read(&rw_mutex->read_waiters) < waiters));
+ }
+ /*
+ * before we let the writers rip
+ */
+ mutex_unlock(&rw_mutex->write_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rw_mutex_write_unlock);
Index: linux-2.6/kernel/Makefile
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/Makefile 2007-05-11 14:58:58.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/Makefile 2007-05-11 14:59:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ obj-y = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o
signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o posix-cpu-timers.o mutex.o \
- hrtimer.o rwsem.o latency.o nsproxy.o srcu.o die_notifier.o
+ hrtimer.o rwsem.o latency.o nsproxy.o srcu.o die_notifier.o \
+ rwmutex.o
obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE) += stacktrace.o
obj-y += time/
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