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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.5] rcu: Allow calling rcu_(un)register_thr
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Wen Congyang |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.5] rcu: Allow calling rcu_(un)register_thread() during synchronize_rcu() |
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Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:44:26 +0800 |
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On 07/27/2015 06:17 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>
>
> On 27/07/2015 04:24, Wen Congyang wrote:
>> + /* Wait for one thread to report a quiescent state and try again.
>> + * Release rcu_registry_lock, so rcu_(un)register_thread() doesn't
>> + * wait too much time. Note: rcu_unregister_thread() may remove
>> + * the node from qsreaders. That's a bit tricky, but it should work.
>
> "It should work" is a bit optimistic. :D
>
> Does this description look okay?
>
> /* Wait for one thread to report a quiescent state and try again.
> * Release rcu_registry_lock, so rcu_(un)register_thread() doesn't
> * wait too much time.
> *
> * rcu_register_thread() may add nodes to ®istry; it will not
> * wake up synchronize_rcu, but that is okay because at least another
> * thread must exit its RCU read-side critical section before
> * synchronize_rcu is done. The next iteration of the loop will
> * process the new thread or set ->waiting for it. Hence, this can
> * at worst cause synchronize_rcu() to wait for longer.
I don't understand this. The next iteration of the loop will move the new
thread's
rcu_reader from registry to qsreaders even if we call rcu_read_lock() in the
new thread.
Because rcu_gp_ongoing() will return false.
Thanks
Wen Congyang
> *
> * rcu_unregister_thread() may remove nodes from &qsreaders instead
> * of ®istry if it runs during qemu_event_wait. That's okay;
> * the node then will not be added back to ®istry by QLIST_SWAP
> * below. The invariant is that the node is part of one list when
> * rcu_registry_lock is released.
> */
>
> Paolo
> .
>