[PATCH 2/2] x86: Use the new schedule_user API on userspace preemption

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Fri Sep 14 2012 - 12:36:04 EST


This way we can exit the RCU extended quiescent state before
we schedule a new task from irq/exception exit.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Geoff Levand <geoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Gilad Ben Yossef <gilad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hakan Akkan <hakanakkan@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman@xxxxxx>
Cc: Max Krasnyansky <maxk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <thebigcorporation@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/rcu.h | 12 ++++++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 9 +++++----
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/rcu.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/rcu.h
index 439815b..d1ac07a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/rcu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/rcu.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
#ifndef _ASM_X86_RCU_H
#define _ASM_X86_RCU_H

+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
#include <asm/ptrace.h>

@@ -17,4 +19,14 @@ static inline void exception_exit(struct pt_regs *regs)
#endif
}

+#else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_USER_QS
+# define SCHEDULE_USER call schedule_user
+#else
+# define SCHEDULE_USER call schedule
+#endif
+
+#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
+
#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 69babd8..1a8f3cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
#include <asm/ftrace.h>
#include <asm/percpu.h>
#include <asm/asm.h>
+#include <asm/rcu.h>
#include <linux/err.h>

/* Avoid __ASSEMBLER__'ifying <linux/audit.h> just for this. */
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ sysret_careful:
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
pushq_cfi %rdi
- call schedule
+ SCHEDULE_USER
popq_cfi %rdi
jmp sysret_check

@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ int_careful:
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
pushq_cfi %rdi
- call schedule
+ SCHEDULE_USER
popq_cfi %rdi
DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
TRACE_IRQS_OFF
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@ retint_careful:
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
pushq_cfi %rdi
- call schedule
+ SCHEDULE_USER
popq_cfi %rdi
GET_THREAD_INFO(%rcx)
DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
@@ -1449,7 +1450,7 @@ paranoid_userspace:
paranoid_schedule:
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_ANY)
- call schedule
+ SCHEDULE_USER
DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_ANY)
TRACE_IRQS_OFF
jmp paranoid_userspace
--
1.7.5.4

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