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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Convert powerpc simple spinlocks into ticket locks
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On Thu, 2014-02-06 at 11:37 +0100, Torsten Duwe wrote:
> x86 has them, MIPS has them, ARM has them, even ia64 has them:
> ticket locks. They reduce memory bus and cache pressure especially
> for contended spinlocks, increasing performance.
>
> This patch is a port of the x86 spin locks, mostly written in C,
> to the powerpc, introducing inline asm where needed. The pSeries
> directed yield for vCPUs is taken care of by an additional "holder"
> field in the lock.

Thanks, I've been meaning to look into this for ages and never quite got
to it :-)

I'm travelling right now, I'll review this next week.

Cheers,
Ben.

> Signed-off-by: Torsten Duwe <duwe@suse.de>
> --
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock_types.h | 27 ++++-
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h | 157 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> arch/powerpc/lib/locks.c | 6 -
> 3 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock_types.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock_types.h
> index 2351adc..64a98be 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock_types.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock_types.h
> @@ -5,11 +5,30 @@
> # error "please don't include this file directly"
> #endif
>
> -typedef struct {
> - volatile unsigned int slock;
> -} arch_spinlock_t;
> +typedef u16 __ticket_t;
> +typedef u32 __ticketpair_t;
> +
> +#define TICKET_LOCK_INC ((__ticket_t)1)
> +
> +#define TICKET_SHIFT (sizeof(__ticket_t) * 8)
> +
> +typedef struct arch_spinlock {
> + union {
> + __ticketpair_t head_tail;
> + struct __raw_tickets {
> +#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN__ /* The "tail" part should be in the MSBs */
> + __ticket_t tail, head;
> +#else
> + __ticket_t head, tail;
> +#endif
> + } tickets;
> + };
> +#if defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
> + u32 holder;
> +#endif
> +} arch_spinlock_t __aligned(8);
>
> -#define __ARCH_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED { 0 }
> +#define __ARCH_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED { { 0 }, 0 }
>
> typedef struct {
> volatile signed int lock;
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
> index 5f54a74..6e33691 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
> @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
> * Copyright (C) 2001 Anton Blanchard <anton@au.ibm.com>, IBM
> * Copyright (C) 2002 Dave Engebretsen <engebret@us.ibm.com>, IBM
> * Rework to support virtual processors
> - *
> - * Type of int is used as a full 64b word is not necessary.
> + * Copyright (C) 2014 Torsten Duwe <duwe@suse.de>, ticket lock port
> *
> * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
> @@ -28,7 +27,20 @@
> #include <asm/synch.h>
> #include <asm/ppc-opcode.h>
>
> -#define arch_spin_is_locked(x) ((x)->slock != 0)
> +static inline int arch_spin_is_locked(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> +{
> + struct __raw_tickets tmp = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->tickets);
> +
> + return tmp.tail != tmp.head;
> +}
> +
> +static inline int arch_spin_is_contended(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> +{
> + struct __raw_tickets tmp = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->tickets);
> +
> + return (__ticket_t)(tmp.tail - tmp.head) > TICKET_LOCK_INC;
> +}
> +#define arch_spin_is_contended arch_spin_is_contended
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> /* use 0x800000yy when locked, where yy == CPU number */
> @@ -37,8 +49,12 @@
> #else
> #define LOCK_TOKEN (*(u32 *)(&get_paca()->paca_index))
> #endif
> +#define SIZE_LETTER "d"
> +#define L64 "1"
> #else
> #define LOCK_TOKEN 1
> +#define SIZE_LETTER "w"
> +#define L64 "0"
> #endif
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_PPC64) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
> @@ -55,33 +71,59 @@
> #endif
>
> /*
> - * This returns the old value in the lock, so we succeeded
> - * in getting the lock if the return value is 0.
> + * Our own cmpxchg, operating on spinlock_t's. Returns 0 iff value
> + * read at lock was equal to "old" AND the cmpxchg succeeded
> + * uninterruptedly.
> */
> -static inline unsigned long __arch_spin_trylock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> +static __always_inline int __arch_spin_cmpxchg_eq(arch_spinlock_t *lock,
> + arch_spinlock_t old,
> + arch_spinlock_t new)
> {
> - unsigned long tmp, token;
> + register int retval = 1;
> + register arch_spinlock_t tmp;
> +
> + __asm__ __volatile__ (
> +" li %0,1\n" /* default to "fail" */
> + PPC_RELEASE_BARRIER
> +"1: l" SIZE_LETTER "arx %2,0,%5 # __arch_spin_cmpxchg_eq\n"
> +" cmp 0,"L64",%3,%2\n"
> +" bne- 2f\n"
> + PPC405_ERR77(0, "%5")
> +" st" SIZE_LETTER "cx. %4,0,%5\n"
> +" bne- 1b\n"
> +" isync\n"
> +" li %0,0\n"
> +"2:"
> + : "=&r" (retval), "+m" (*lock)
> + : "r" (tmp), "r" (old), "r" (new), "r" (lock)
> + : "cc", "memory");
> +
> + return retval;
> +}
> +#undef SIZE_LETTER
> +#undef L64
>
> - token = LOCK_TOKEN;
> - __asm__ __volatile__(
> -"1: " PPC_LWARX(%0,0,%2,1) "\n\
> - cmpwi 0,%0,0\n\
> - bne- 2f\n\
> - stwcx. %1,0,%2\n\
> - bne- 1b\n"
> - PPC_ACQUIRE_BARRIER
> -"2:"
> - : "=&r" (tmp)
> - : "r" (token), "r" (&lock->slock)
> - : "cr0", "memory");
> +static __always_inline int __arch_spin_trylock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> +{
> + arch_spinlock_t old, new;
>
> - return tmp;
> + old.tickets = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->tickets);
> + if (old.tickets.head != old.tickets.tail)
> + return 0;
> +
> + new.head_tail = old.head_tail + (TICKET_LOCK_INC << TICKET_SHIFT);
> +#if defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
> + old.holder = lock->holder;
> + new.holder = LOCK_TOKEN;
> +#endif
> +
> + return !__arch_spin_cmpxchg_eq(lock, old, new);
> }
>
> static inline int arch_spin_trylock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> {
> CLEAR_IO_SYNC;
> - return __arch_spin_trylock(lock) == 0;
> + return __arch_spin_trylock(lock);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -93,9 +135,8 @@ static inline int arch_spin_trylock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> * rest of our timeslice to the lock holder.
> *
> * So that we can tell which virtual processor is holding a lock,
> - * we put 0x80000000 | smp_processor_id() in the lock when it is
> - * held. Conveniently, we have a word in the paca that holds this
> - * value.
> + * we put 0x80000000 | smp_processor_id() into lock->holder.
> + * Conveniently, we have a word in the paca that holds this value.
> */
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_SPLPAR)
> @@ -109,19 +150,59 @@ extern void __rw_yield(arch_rwlock_t *lock);
> #define SHARED_PROCESSOR 0
> #endif
>
> -static inline void arch_spin_lock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> +/*
> + * Ticket locks are conceptually two parts, one indicating the current head of
> + * the queue, and the other indicating the current tail. The lock is acquired
> + * by atomically noting the tail and incrementing it by one (thus adding
> + * ourself to the queue and noting our position), then waiting until the head
> + * becomes equal to the the initial value of the tail.
> + *
> + * We use an asm covering *both* parts of the lock, to increment the tail and
> + * also load the position of the head, which takes care of memory ordering
> + * issues and should be optimal for the uncontended case. Note the tail must be
> + * in the high part, because a wide add increment of the low part would carry
> + * up and contaminate the high part.
> + */
> +static __always_inline void arch_spin_lock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> {
> + register struct __raw_tickets old, tmp,
> + inc = { .tail = TICKET_LOCK_INC };
> +
> CLEAR_IO_SYNC;
> - while (1) {
> - if (likely(__arch_spin_trylock(lock) == 0))
> - break;
> + __asm__ __volatile__(
> +"1: lwarx %0,0,%4 # arch_spin_lock\n"
> +" add %1,%3,%0\n"
> + PPC405_ERR77(0, "%4")
> +" stwcx. %1,0,%4\n"
> +" bne- 1b"
> + : "=&r" (old), "=&r" (tmp), "+m" (lock->tickets)
> + : "r" (inc), "r" (&lock->tickets)
> + : "cc");
> +
> + if (likely(old.head == old.tail)) {
> +#if defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
> + lock->holder = LOCK_TOKEN;
> +#endif
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + for (;;) {
> + unsigned count = 100;
> +
> do {
> + if (ACCESS_ONCE(lock->tickets.head) == old.tail) {
> +#if defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
> + lock->holder = LOCK_TOKEN;
> +#endif
> + goto out;
> + }
> HMT_low();
> if (SHARED_PROCESSOR)
> __spin_yield(lock);
> - } while (unlikely(lock->slock != 0));
> + } while (--count);
> HMT_medium();
> }
> +out: barrier(); /* make sure nothing creeps before the lock is taken */
> }
>
> static inline
> @@ -131,7 +211,7 @@ void arch_spin_lock_flags(arch_spinlock_t *lock, unsigned long flags)
>
> CLEAR_IO_SYNC;
> while (1) {
> - if (likely(__arch_spin_trylock(lock) == 0))
> + if (likely(__arch_spin_trylock(lock)))
> break;
> local_save_flags(flags_dis);
> local_irq_restore(flags);
> @@ -139,7 +219,7 @@ void arch_spin_lock_flags(arch_spinlock_t *lock, unsigned long flags)
> HMT_low();
> if (SHARED_PROCESSOR)
> __spin_yield(lock);
> - } while (unlikely(lock->slock != 0));
> + } while (arch_spin_is_locked(lock));
> HMT_medium();
> local_irq_restore(flags_dis);
> }
> @@ -147,10 +227,22 @@ void arch_spin_lock_flags(arch_spinlock_t *lock, unsigned long flags)
>
> static inline void arch_spin_unlock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> {
> + arch_spinlock_t old, new;
> +
> +#if defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
> + new.holder = 0;
> +#endif
> + do {
> + old.tickets = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->tickets);
> +#if defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
> + old.holder = lock->holder;
> +#endif
> + new.tickets.head = old.tickets.head + TICKET_LOCK_INC;
> + new.tickets.tail = old.tickets.tail;
> + } while (unlikely(__arch_spin_cmpxchg_eq(lock, old, new)));
> SYNC_IO;
> __asm__ __volatile__("# arch_spin_unlock\n\t"
> PPC_RELEASE_BARRIER: : :"memory");
> - lock->slock = 0;
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/locks.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/locks.c
> index 0c9c8d7..4a57e32 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/locks.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/locks.c
> @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void __spin_yield(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> {
> unsigned int lock_value, holder_cpu, yield_count;
>
> - lock_value = lock->slock;
> + lock_value = lock->holder;
> if (lock_value == 0)
> return;
> holder_cpu = lock_value & 0xffff;
> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void __spin_yield(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> if ((yield_count & 1) == 0)
> return; /* virtual cpu is currently running */
> rmb();
> - if (lock->slock != lock_value)
> + if (lock->holder != lock_value)
> return; /* something has changed */
> plpar_hcall_norets(H_CONFER,
> get_hard_smp_processor_id(holder_cpu), yield_count);
> @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void __rw_yield(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
>
> void arch_spin_unlock_wait(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
> {
> - while (lock->slock) {
> + while (arch_spin_is_locked(lock)) {
> HMT_low();
> if (SHARED_PROCESSOR)
> __spin_yield(lock);
> --
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