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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 8/9] SUNRPC: Replace sp_threads_all with an xarray
From:   Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
To:     Chuck Lever III <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
Cc:     Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>,
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        Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>,
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Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:06:02 -0400
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On Tue, 2023-07-11 at 00:58 +0000, Chuck Lever III wrote:
>=20
> > On Jul 10, 2023, at 2:24 PM, Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org> wrote:
> >=20
> > On Mon, 2023-07-10 at 12:42 -0400, Chuck Lever wrote:
> > > From: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
> > >=20
> > > We want a thread lookup operation that can be done with RCU only,
> > > but also we want to avoid the linked-list walk, which does not scale
> > > well in the number of pool threads.
> > >=20
> > > This patch splits out the use of the sp_lock to protect the set
> > > of threads. Svc thread information is now protected by the xarray's
> > > lock (when making thread count changes) and the RCU read lock (when
> > > only looking up a thread).
> > >=20
> > > Since thread count changes are done only via nfsd filesystem API,
> > > which runs only in process context, we can safely dispense with the
> > > use of a bottom-half-disabled lock.
> > >=20
> > > Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
> > > ---
> > > fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c              |    3 +-
> > > include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h    |   11 +++----
> > > include/trace/events/sunrpc.h |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > net/sunrpc/svc.c              |   67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------=
---------
> > > net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c         |    2 +
> > > 5 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
> > >=20
> > > diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
> > > index 2154fa63c5f2..d42b2a40c93c 100644
> > > --- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
> > > +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
> > > @@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd_init_request(struct svc_rqst *,
> > >  * If (out side the lock) nn->nfsd_serv is non-NULL, then it must poi=
nt to a
> > >  * properly initialised 'struct svc_serv' with ->sv_nrthreads > 0 (un=
less
> > >  * nn->keep_active is set).  That number of nfsd threads must
> > > - * exist and each must be listed in ->sp_all_threads in some entry o=
f
> > > - * ->sv_pools[].
> > > + * exist and each must be listed in some entry of ->sv_pools[].
> > >  *
> > >  * Each active thread holds a counted reference on nn->nfsd_serv, as =
does
> > >  * the nn->keep_active flag and various transient calls to svc_get().
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> > > index 9dd3b16cc4c2..86377506a514 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> > > @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
> > >  */
> > > struct svc_pool {
> > > unsigned int sp_id;     /* pool id; also node id on NUMA */
> > > - spinlock_t sp_lock; /* protects all fields */
> > > + spinlock_t sp_lock; /* protects sp_sockets */
> > > struct list_head sp_sockets; /* pending sockets */
> > > unsigned int sp_nrthreads; /* # of threads in pool */
> > > - struct list_head sp_all_threads; /* all server threads */
> > > + struct xarray sp_thread_xa;
> > >=20
> > > /* statistics on pool operation */
> > > struct percpu_counter sp_messages_arrived;
> > > @@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ extern u32 svc_max_payload(const struct svc_rqst =
*rqstp);
> > >  * processed.
> > >  */
> > > struct svc_rqst {
> > > - struct list_head rq_all; /* all threads list */
> > > struct rcu_head rq_rcu_head; /* for RCU deferred kfree */
> > > struct svc_xprt * rq_xprt; /* transport ptr */
> > >=20
> > > @@ -241,10 +240,10 @@ struct svc_rqst {
> > > #define RQ_SPLICE_OK (4) /* turned off in gss privacy
> > > * to prevent encrypting page
> > > * cache pages */
> > > -#define RQ_VICTIM (5) /* about to be shut down */
> > > -#define RQ_BUSY (6) /* request is busy */
> > > -#define RQ_DATA (7) /* request has data */
> > > +#define RQ_BUSY (5) /* request is busy */
> > > +#define RQ_DATA (6) /* request has data */
> > > unsigned long rq_flags; /* flags field */
> > > + u32 rq_thread_id; /* xarray index */
> > > ktime_t rq_qtime; /* enqueue time */
> > >=20
> > > void * rq_argp; /* decoded arguments */
> > > diff --git a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h b/include/trace/events/sun=
rpc.h
> > > index 60c8e03268d4..ea43c6059bdb 100644
> > > --- a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
> > > +++ b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
> > > @@ -1676,7 +1676,6 @@ DEFINE_SVCXDRBUF_EVENT(sendto);
> > > svc_rqst_flag(USEDEFERRAL) \
> > > svc_rqst_flag(DROPME) \
> > > svc_rqst_flag(SPLICE_OK) \
> > > - svc_rqst_flag(VICTIM) \
> > > svc_rqst_flag(BUSY) \
> > > svc_rqst_flag_end(DATA)
> > >=20
> > > @@ -2118,6 +2117,52 @@ TRACE_EVENT(svc_pool_starved,
> > > )
> > > );
> > >=20
> > > +DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(svc_thread_lifetime_class,
> > > + TP_PROTO(
> > > + const struct svc_serv *serv,
> > > + const struct svc_pool *pool,
> > > + const struct svc_rqst *rqstp
> > > + ),
> > > +
> > > + TP_ARGS(serv, pool, rqstp),
> > > +
> > > + TP_STRUCT__entry(
> > > + __string(name, serv->sv_name)
> > > + __field(int, pool_id)
> > > + __field(unsigned int, nrthreads)
> > > + __field(unsigned long, pool_flags)
> > > + __field(u32, thread_id)
> > > + __field(const void *, rqstp)
> > > + ),
> > > +
> > > + TP_fast_assign(
> > > + __assign_str(name, serv->sv_name);
> > > + __entry->pool_id =3D pool->sp_id;
> > > + __entry->nrthreads =3D pool->sp_nrthreads;
> > > + __entry->pool_flags =3D pool->sp_flags;
> > > + __entry->thread_id =3D rqstp->rq_thread_id;
> > > + __entry->rqstp =3D rqstp;
> > > + ),
> > > +
> > > + TP_printk("service=3D%s pool=3D%d pool_flags=3D%s nrthreads=3D%u th=
read_id=3D%u",
> > > + __get_str(name), __entry->pool_id,
> > > + show_svc_pool_flags(__entry->pool_flags),
> > > + __entry->nrthreads, __entry->thread_id
> > > + )
> > > +);
> > > +
> > > +#define DEFINE_SVC_THREAD_LIFETIME_EVENT(name) \
> > > + DEFINE_EVENT(svc_thread_lifetime_class, svc_pool_##name, \
> > > + TP_PROTO( \
> > > + const struct svc_serv *serv, \
> > > + const struct svc_pool *pool, \
> > > + const struct svc_rqst *rqstp \
> > > + ), \
> > > + TP_ARGS(serv, pool, rqstp))
> > > +
> > > +DEFINE_SVC_THREAD_LIFETIME_EVENT(thread_init);
> > > +DEFINE_SVC_THREAD_LIFETIME_EVENT(thread_exit);
> > > +
> > > DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(svc_xprt_event,
> > > TP_PROTO(
> > > const struct svc_xprt *xprt
> > > diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> > > index ad29df00b454..109d7f047385 100644
> > > --- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> > > +++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> > > @@ -507,8 +507,8 @@ __svc_create(struct svc_program *prog, unsigned i=
nt bufsize, int npools,
> > >=20
> > > pool->sp_id =3D i;
> > > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->sp_sockets);
> > > - INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->sp_all_threads);
> > > spin_lock_init(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_init_flags(&pool->sp_thread_xa, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
> > >=20
> > > percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_messages_arrived, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
> > > percpu_counter_init(&pool->sp_sockets_queued, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
> > > @@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ svc_destroy(struct kref *ref)
> > > percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_threads_timedout);
> > > percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_threads_starved);
> > > percpu_counter_destroy(&pool->sp_threads_no_work);
> > > +
> > > + xa_destroy(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > }
> > > kfree(serv->sv_pools);
> > > kfree(serv);
> > > @@ -676,7 +678,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_rqst_alloc);
> > > static struct svc_rqst *
> > > svc_prepare_thread(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool, int =
node)
> > > {
> > > + struct xa_limit limit =3D {
> > > + .max =3D U32_MAX,
> > > + };
> > > struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
> > > + int ret;
> > >=20
> > > rqstp =3D svc_rqst_alloc(serv, pool, node);
> > > if (!rqstp)
> > > @@ -687,11 +693,21 @@ svc_prepare_thread(struct svc_serv *serv, struc=
t svc_pool *pool, int node)
> > > serv->sv_nrthreads +=3D 1;
> > > spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
> > >=20
> > > - spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_lock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > + ret =3D __xa_alloc(&pool->sp_thread_xa, &rqstp->rq_thread_id, rqstp=
,
> > > + limit, GFP_KERNEL);
> > > + if (ret) {
> > > + xa_unlock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > + goto out_free;
> > > + }
> > > pool->sp_nrthreads++;
> > > - list_add_rcu(&rqstp->rq_all, &pool->sp_all_threads);
> > > - spin_unlock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_unlock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > + trace_svc_pool_thread_init(serv, pool, rqstp);
> > > return rqstp;
> > > +
> > > +out_free:
> > > + svc_rqst_free(rqstp);
> > > + return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > }
> > >=20
> > > /**
> > > @@ -708,19 +724,17 @@ struct svc_rqst *svc_pool_wake_idle_thread(stru=
ct svc_serv *serv,
> > >   struct svc_pool *pool)
> > > {
> > > struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
> > > + unsigned long index;
> > >=20
> > > - rcu_read_lock();
> >=20
> >=20
> > While it does do its own locking, the resulting object that xa_for_each
> > returns needs some protection too. Between xa_for_each returning a rqst=
p
> > and calling test_and_set_bit, could the rqstp be freed? I suspect so,
> > and I think you probably need to keep the rcu_read_lock() call above.
>=20
> Should I keep the rcu_read_lock() even with the bitmap/xa_load
> version of svc_pool_wake_idle_thread() in 9/9 ?
>=20

Yeah, I think you have to. We're not doing real locking on the search or
taking references, so nothing else will ensure that the rqstp will stick
around once you've found it. I think you have to hold it until after
wake_up_process (at least).

>=20
> > > - list_for_each_entry_rcu(rqstp, &pool->sp_all_threads, rq_all) {
> > > + xa_for_each(&pool->sp_thread_xa, index, rqstp) {
> > > if (test_and_set_bit(RQ_BUSY, &rqstp->rq_flags))
> > > continue;
> > >=20
> > > - rcu_read_unlock();
> > > WRITE_ONCE(rqstp->rq_qtime, ktime_get());
> > > wake_up_process(rqstp->rq_task);
> > > percpu_counter_inc(&pool->sp_threads_woken);
> > > return rqstp;
> > > }
> > > - rcu_read_unlock();
> > >=20
> >=20
> > I wonder if this can race with svc_pool_victim below? Can we end up
> > waking a thread that's already on its way out of the pool? Maybe this i=
s
> > addressed in your next patch though...
> >=20
> > > trace_svc_pool_starved(serv, pool);
> > > percpu_counter_inc(&pool->sp_threads_starved);
> > > @@ -736,32 +750,33 @@ svc_pool_next(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc=
_pool *pool, unsigned int *state)
> > > static struct task_struct *
> > > svc_pool_victim(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool, unsigne=
d int *state)
> > > {
> > > - unsigned int i;
> > > struct task_struct *task =3D NULL;
> > > + struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
> > > + unsigned int i;
> > >=20
> > > if (pool !=3D NULL) {
> > > - spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_lock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > + if (!pool->sp_nrthreads)
> > > + goto out;
> > > } else {
> > > for (i =3D 0; i < serv->sv_nrpools; i++) {
> > > pool =3D &serv->sv_pools[--(*state) % serv->sv_nrpools];
> > > - spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > - if (!list_empty(&pool->sp_all_threads))
> > > + xa_lock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > + if (pool->sp_nrthreads)
> > > goto found_pool;
> > > - spin_unlock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_unlock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > }
> > > return NULL;
> > > }
> > >=20
> > > found_pool:
> > > - if (!list_empty(&pool->sp_all_threads)) {
> > > - struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
> > > -
> > > - rqstp =3D list_entry(pool->sp_all_threads.next, struct svc_rqst, rq=
_all);
> > > - set_bit(RQ_VICTIM, &rqstp->rq_flags);
> > > - list_del_rcu(&rqstp->rq_all);
> > > + rqstp =3D xa_load(&pool->sp_thread_xa, pool->sp_nrthreads - 1);
> > > + if (rqstp) {
> > > + __xa_erase(&pool->sp_thread_xa, rqstp->rq_thread_id);
> > > task =3D rqstp->rq_task;
> > > }
> > > - spin_unlock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > +out:
> > > + xa_unlock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > return task;
> > > }
> > >=20
> > > @@ -843,9 +858,9 @@ svc_set_num_threads(struct svc_serv *serv, struct=
 svc_pool *pool, int nrservs)
> > > if (pool =3D=3D NULL) {
> > > nrservs -=3D serv->sv_nrthreads;
> > > } else {
> > > - spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_lock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > nrservs -=3D pool->sp_nrthreads;
> > > - spin_unlock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_unlock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > }
> > >=20
> > > if (nrservs > 0)
> > > @@ -932,11 +947,11 @@ svc_exit_thread(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
> > > struct svc_serv *serv =3D rqstp->rq_server;
> > > struct svc_pool *pool =3D rqstp->rq_pool;
> > >=20
> > > - spin_lock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + xa_lock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > pool->sp_nrthreads--;
> > > - if (!test_and_set_bit(RQ_VICTIM, &rqstp->rq_flags))
> > > - list_del_rcu(&rqstp->rq_all);
> > > - spin_unlock_bh(&pool->sp_lock);
> > > + __xa_erase(&pool->sp_thread_xa, rqstp->rq_thread_id);
> > > + xa_unlock(&pool->sp_thread_xa);
> > > + trace_svc_pool_thread_exit(serv, pool, rqstp);
> > >=20
> > > spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
> > > serv->sv_nrthreads -=3D 1;
> > > diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
> > > index 6c2a702aa469..db40f771b60a 100644
> > > --- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
> > > +++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
> > > @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(svc_xprt_class_list);
> > >=20
> > > /* SMP locking strategy:
> > >  *
> > > - * svc_pool->sp_lock protects most of the fields of that pool.
> > > + * svc_pool->sp_lock protects sp_sockets.
> > >  * svc_serv->sv_lock protects sv_tempsocks, sv_permsocks, sv_tmpcnt.
> > >  * when both need to be taken (rare), svc_serv->sv_lock is first.
> > >  * The "service mutex" protects svc_serv->sv_nrthread.
> > >=20
> > >=20
> >=20
> > Looks like a nice clean conversion otherwise!
> > --=20
> > Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
>=20
> --
> Chuck Lever
>=20
>=20

--=20
Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>