Re: [PATCH] blk-wbt: get back the missed wakeup from __wbt_done

[Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>]

On 8/23/18 8:06 PM, jianchao.wang wrote:
> Hi Jens
> 
> On 08/23/2018 11:42 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>>> -
>>> -	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
>>> -	remove_wait_queue(&rqw->wait, &wait);
>>> +	wbt_init_wait(&wait, &data);
>>> +	prepare_to_wait_exclusive(&rqw->wait, &wait,
>>> +			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
>>> +	if (lock) {
>>> +		spin_unlock_irq(lock);
>>> +		io_schedule();
>>> +		spin_lock_irq(lock);
>>> +	} else
>>> +		io_schedule();
>> Aren't we still missing a get-token attempt after adding to the
>> waitqueue? For the case where someone frees the token after your initial
>> check, but before you add yourself to the waitqueue.
> 
> I used to think about this.
> However, there is a very tricky scenario here:
> We will try get the wbt budget in wbt_wake_function.
> After add a task into the wait queue, wbt_wake_function has been able to
> be invoked for this task. If we get the wbt budget after prepare_to_wait_exclusive,
> we may get wbt budget twice.

Ah yes good point. But without it, you've got another race that will
potentially put you to sleep forever.

How about something like the below? That should take care of both
situations. Totally untested.


diff --git a/block/blk-wbt.c b/block/blk-wbt.c
index 84507d3e9a98..3d36bd158301 100644
--- a/block/blk-wbt.c
+++ b/block/blk-wbt.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void __wbt_done(struct rq_qos *rqos, enum wbt_flags wb_acct)
 		int diff = limit - inflight;
 
 		if (!inflight || diff >= rwb->wb_background / 2)
-			wake_up(&rqw->wait);
+			wake_up_all(&rqw->wait);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -481,6 +481,32 @@ static inline unsigned int get_limit(struct rq_wb *rwb, unsigned long rw)
 	return limit;
 }
 
+struct wbt_wait_data {
+	struct task_struct *curr;
+	struct rq_wb *rwb;
+	struct rq_wait *rqw;
+	unsigned long rw;
+	bool got_token;
+};
+
+static int wbt_wake_function(wait_queue_entry_t *curr, unsigned int mode,
+			     int wake_flags, void *key)
+{
+	struct wbt_wait_data *data = curr->private;
+
+	/*
+	 * If fail to get budget, return -1 to interrupt the wake up
+	 * loop in __wake_up_common.
+	 */
+	if (!rq_wait_inc_below(data->rqw, get_limit(data->rwb, data->rw)))
+		return -1;
+
+	data->got_token = true;
+	wake_up_process(data->curr);
+	list_del_init(&curr->entry);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Block if we will exceed our limit, or if we are currently waiting for
  * the timer to kick off queuing again.
@@ -491,31 +517,46 @@ static void __wbt_wait(struct rq_wb *rwb, enum wbt_flags wb_acct,
 	__acquires(lock)
 {
 	struct rq_wait *rqw = get_rq_wait(rwb, wb_acct);
-	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
+	struct wbt_wait_data data = {
+		.curr = current,
+		.rwb = rwb,
+		.rqw = rqw,
+		.rw = rw,
+	};
+	struct wait_queue_entry wait = {
+		.func		= wbt_wake_function,
+		.private	= &data,
+		.entry		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(wait.entry),
+	};
 	bool has_sleeper;
 
 	has_sleeper = wq_has_sleeper(&rqw->wait);
 	if (!has_sleeper && rq_wait_inc_below(rqw, get_limit(rwb, rw)))
 		return;
 
-	add_wait_queue_exclusive(&rqw->wait, &wait);
-	do {
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	prepare_to_wait_exclusive(&rqw->wait, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-		if (!has_sleeper && rq_wait_inc_below(rqw, get_limit(rwb, rw)))
-			break;
+	if (!has_sleeper && rq_wait_inc_below(rqw, get_limit(rwb, rw))) {
+		finish_wait(&rqw->wait, &wait);
+
+		/*
+		 * We raced with wbt_wake_function() getting a token, which
+		 * means we now have two. Put ours and wake anyone else
+		 * potentially waiting for one.
+		 */
+		if (data.got_token) {
+			atomic_dec(&rqw->inflight);
+			wake_up_all(&rqw->wait);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
 
-		if (lock) {
-			spin_unlock_irq(lock);
-			io_schedule();
-			spin_lock_irq(lock);
-		} else
-			io_schedule();
-		has_sleeper = false;
-	} while (1);
-
-	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	remove_wait_queue(&rqw->wait, &wait);
+	if (lock) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(lock);
+		io_schedule();
+		spin_lock_irq(lock);
+	} else
+		io_schedule();
 }
 
 static inline bool wbt_should_throttle(struct rq_wb *rwb, struct bio *bio)

-- 
Jens Axboe