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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/srcu.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/srcu.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/srcu.c b/kernel/srcu.c index 98d8c1e..73ce23f 100644 --- a/kernel/srcu.c +++ b/kernel/srcu.c @@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ void __srcu_read_unlock(struct srcu_struct *sp, int idx) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__srcu_read_unlock); /* + * We use an adaptive strategy for synchronize_srcu() and especially for + * synchronize_srcu_expedited(). We spin for a fixed time period + * (defined below) to allow SRCU readers to exit their read-side critical + * sections. If there are still some readers after 10 microseconds, + * we repeatedly block for 1-millisecond time periods. This approach + * has done well in testing, so there is no need for a config parameter. + */ +#define SYNCHRONIZE_SRCU_READER_DELAY 10 + +/* * Helper function for synchronize_srcu() and synchronize_srcu_expedited(). */ static void __synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, void (*sync_func)(void)) @@ -207,11 +217,12 @@ static void __synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, void (*sync_func)(void)) * will have finished executing. We initially give readers * an arbitrarily chosen 10 microseconds to get out of their * SRCU read-side critical sections, then loop waiting 1/HZ - * seconds per iteration. + * seconds per iteration. The 10-microsecond value has done + * very well in testing. */ if (srcu_readers_active_idx(sp, idx)) - udelay(CONFIG_SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY); + udelay(SYNCHRONIZE_SRCU_READER_DELAY); while (srcu_readers_active_idx(sp, idx)) schedule_timeout_interruptible(1); |