2010-11-16 14:29:00

by Nick Piggin

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Subject: [patch 11/28] fs: dcache scale lru

Add a new lock, dcache_lru_lock, to protect the dcache LRU list from concurrent
modification. d_lru is also protected by d_lock.

Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <[email protected]>

---
fs/dcache.c | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/fs/dcache.c 2010-11-17 00:52:37.000000000 +1100
+++ linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c 2010-11-17 01:05:46.000000000 +1100
@@ -37,11 +37,19 @@

/*
* Usage:
- * dcache_hash_lock protects dcache hash table
+ * dcache_hash_lock protects:
+ * - the dcache hash table
+ * dcache_lru_lock protects:
+ * - the dcache lru lists and counters
+ * d_lock protects:
+ * - d_flags
+ * - d_name
+ * - d_lru
*
* Ordering:
* dcache_lock
* dentry->d_lock
+ * dcache_lru_lock
* dcache_hash_lock
*
* if (dentry1 < dentry2)
@@ -52,6 +60,7 @@ int sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure __read_mos
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure);

__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_hash_lock);
+static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_lru_lock);
__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcache_lock);
__cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SEQLOCK(rename_lock);

@@ -148,28 +157,38 @@ static void dentry_iput(struct dentry *
}

/*
- * dentry_lru_(add|del|move_tail) must be called with dcache_lock held.
+ * dentry_lru_(add|del|move_tail) must be called with d_lock held.
*/
static void dentry_lru_add(struct dentry *dentry)
{
if (list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
list_add(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry->d_sb->s_dentry_lru);
dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused++;
percpu_counter_inc(&nr_dentry_unused);
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
}
}

+static void __dentry_lru_del(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+ list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
+ dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused--;
+ percpu_counter_dec(&nr_dentry_unused);
+}
+
static void dentry_lru_del(struct dentry *dentry)
{
if (!list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
- list_del_init(&dentry->d_lru);
- dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused--;
- percpu_counter_dec(&nr_dentry_unused);
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
+ __dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
}
}

static void dentry_lru_move_tail(struct dentry *dentry)
{
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
if (list_empty(&dentry->d_lru)) {
list_add_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry->d_sb->s_dentry_lru);
dentry->d_sb->s_nr_dentry_unused++;
@@ -177,6 +196,7 @@ static void dentry_lru_move_tail(struct
} else {
list_move_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &dentry->d_sb->s_dentry_lru);
}
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
}

/**
@@ -186,6 +206,8 @@ static void dentry_lru_move_tail(struct
* The dentry must already be unhashed and removed from the LRU.
*
* If this is the root of the dentry tree, return NULL.
+ *
+ * dcache_lock and d_lock must be held by caller, are dropped by d_kill.
*/
static struct dentry *d_kill(struct dentry *dentry)
__releases(dentry->d_lock)
@@ -341,10 +363,19 @@ int d_invalidate(struct dentry * dentry)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_invalidate);

/* This should be called _only_ with dcache_lock held */
+static inline struct dentry * __dget_locked_dlock(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+ atomic_inc(&dentry->d_count);
+ dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+ return dentry;
+}
+
static inline struct dentry * __dget_locked(struct dentry *dentry)
{
atomic_inc(&dentry->d_count);
+ spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+ spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
return dentry;
}

@@ -423,7 +454,7 @@ void d_prune_aliases(struct inode *inode
list_for_each_entry(dentry, &inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
if (!atomic_read(&dentry->d_count)) {
- __dget_locked(dentry);
+ __dget_locked_dlock(dentry);
__d_drop(dentry);
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
@@ -447,7 +478,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_prune_aliases);
static void prune_one_dentry(struct dentry * dentry)
__releases(dentry->d_lock)
__releases(dcache_lock)
- __acquires(dcache_lock)
{
__d_drop(dentry);
dentry = d_kill(dentry);
@@ -456,15 +486,16 @@ static void prune_one_dentry(struct dent
* Prune ancestors. Locking is simpler than in dput(),
* because dcache_lock needs to be taken anyway.
*/
- spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
while (dentry) {
- if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&dentry->d_count, &dentry->d_lock))
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&dentry->d_count, &dentry->d_lock)) {
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
return;
+ }

dentry_lru_del(dentry);
__d_drop(dentry);
dentry = d_kill(dentry);
- spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
}
}

@@ -474,21 +505,31 @@ static void shrink_dentry_list(struct li

while (!list_empty(list)) {
dentry = list_entry(list->prev, struct dentry, d_lru);
- dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+
+ if (!spin_trylock(&dentry->d_lock)) {
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
+ cpu_relax();
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ __dentry_lru_del(dentry);

/*
* We found an inuse dentry which was not removed from
* the LRU because of laziness during lookup. Do not free
* it - just keep it off the LRU list.
*/
- spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
if (atomic_read(&dentry->d_count)) {
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
continue;
}
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
+
prune_one_dentry(dentry);
- /* dentry->d_lock was dropped in prune_one_dentry() */
- cond_resched_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ /* dcache_lock and dentry->d_lock dropped */
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
}
}

@@ -509,32 +550,36 @@ static void __shrink_dcache_sb(struct su
int cnt = *count;

spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+relock:
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
while (!list_empty(&sb->s_dentry_lru)) {
dentry = list_entry(sb->s_dentry_lru.prev,
struct dentry, d_lru);
BUG_ON(dentry->d_sb != sb);

+ if (!spin_trylock(&dentry->d_lock)) {
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
+ cpu_relax();
+ goto relock;
+ }
+
/*
* If we are honouring the DCACHE_REFERENCED flag and the
* dentry has this flag set, don't free it. Clear the flag
* and put it back on the LRU.
*/
- if (flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED) {
- spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
- if (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED) {
- dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_REFERENCED;
- list_move(&dentry->d_lru, &referenced);
- spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
- cond_resched_lock(&dcache_lock);
- continue;
- }
+ if (flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED &&
+ dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED) {
+ dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_REFERENCED;
+ list_move(&dentry->d_lru, &referenced);
spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+ } else {
+ list_move_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &tmp);
+ spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+ if (!--cnt)
+ break;
}
-
- list_move_tail(&dentry->d_lru, &tmp);
- if (!--cnt)
- break;
- cond_resched_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ /* XXX: re-add cond_resched_lock when dcache_lock goes away */
}

*count = cnt;
@@ -542,6 +587,7 @@ static void __shrink_dcache_sb(struct su

if (!list_empty(&referenced))
list_splice(&referenced, &sb->s_dentry_lru);
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);

}
@@ -637,10 +683,12 @@ void shrink_dcache_sb(struct super_block
LIST_HEAD(tmp);

spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ spin_lock(&dcache_lru_lock);
while (!list_empty(&sb->s_dentry_lru)) {
list_splice_init(&sb->s_dentry_lru, &tmp);
shrink_dentry_list(&tmp);
}
+ spin_unlock(&dcache_lru_lock);
spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(shrink_dcache_sb);
@@ -659,7 +707,9 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_sub

/* detach this root from the system */
spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+ spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+ spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
__d_drop(dentry);
spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);

@@ -673,7 +723,9 @@ static void shrink_dcache_for_umount_sub
spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
list_for_each_entry(loop, &dentry->d_subdirs,
d_u.d_child) {
+ spin_lock(&loop->d_lock);
dentry_lru_del(loop);
+ spin_unlock(&loop->d_lock);
__d_drop(loop);
cond_resched_lock(&dcache_lock);
}
@@ -850,6 +902,8 @@ static int select_parent(struct dentry *
struct dentry *dentry = list_entry(tmp, struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
next = tmp->next;

+ spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+
/*
* move only zero ref count dentries to the end
* of the unused list for prune_dcache
@@ -861,6 +915,8 @@ static int select_parent(struct dentry *
dentry_lru_del(dentry);
}

+ spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+
/*
* We can return to the caller if we have found some (this
* ensures forward progress). We'll be coming back to find