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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 3/5] x86,smp: auto tune spinlock backoff delay factor
On 01/03/2013 07:31 AM, Michel Lespinasse wrote:

> I'll see if I can make a more concrete proposal and still keep it
> short enough :)

Looking forward to that. I have thought about it some more,
and am still not sure about a better description for the
changelog...

>> +#define MIN_SPINLOCK_DELAY 1
>> +#define MAX_SPINLOCK_DELAY 16000
>> +DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, spinlock_delay) = { MIN_SPINLOCK_DELAY };
>
> unsigned would seem more natural here, though it's only a tiny detail

I might as well make that change while addressing the issues
you found :)

>> +
>> + /*
>> + * The lock is still busy; slowly increase the delay. If we
>> + * end up sleeping too long, the code below will reduce the
>> + * delay. Ideally we acquire the lock in the tight loop above.
>> + */
>> + if (!(head % 7) && delay < MAX_SPINLOCK_DELAY)
>> + delay++;
>> +
>> + loops = delay * waiters_ahead;
>
> I don't like the head % 7 thing. I think using fixed point arithmetic
> would be nicer:
>
> if (delay < MAX_SPINLOCK_DELAY)
> delay += 256/7; /* Or whatever constant we choose */
>
> loops = (delay * waiter_ahead) >> 8;

I'll do that. That could get completely rid of any artifacts
caused by incrementing sometimes, and not other times.

> Also, we should probably skip the delay increment on the first loop
> iteration - after all, we haven't waited yet, so we can't say that the
> delay was too short.

Good point. I will do that.

>> - if (head == ticket)
>> + if (head == ticket) {
>> + /*
>> + * We overslept and have no idea how long the lock
>> + * went idle. Reduce the delay as a precaution.
>> + */
>> + delay -= delay/32 + 1;
>
> There is a possibility of integer underflow here.

Fixed in my local code base now.

I will build a kernel with the things you pointed out fixed,
and will give it a spin this afternoon.

Expect new patches soonish :)



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