From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 341ACC43219 for ; Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:18:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C25320675 for ; Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:18:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728438AbfD2PSS (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:18:18 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:4179 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728253AbfD2PSS (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:18:18 -0400 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx07.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.22]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 61FEE3082B69; Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:18:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from prarit.khw1.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com (prarit-guest.khw1.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com [10.16.200.63]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA4101001DCE; Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:18:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Prarit Bhargava To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Prarit Bhargava , Jessica Yu Subject: [PATCH] kernel/module: Reschedule while waiting for modules to finish loading Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:17:51 -0400 Message-Id: <20190429151751.15424-1-prarit@redhat.com> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.22 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.45]); Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:18:18 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Heiko, do you want a Signed-off-by or a Reported-by? Either one works for me. P. ----8<---- On a s390 z14 LAR with 2 cpus about stalls about 3% of the time while loading the s390_trng.ko module. Add a reschedule point to the loop that waits for modules to complete loading. Reported-by: Heiko Carstens Fixes: linux-next commit f9a75c1d717f ("modules: Only return -EEXIST for modules that have finished loading") Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava Cc: Jessica Yu --- kernel/module.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c index 410eeb7e4f1d..48748cfec991 100644 --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -3585,6 +3585,7 @@ static int add_unformed_module(struct module *mod) finished_loading(mod->name)); if (err) goto out_unlocked; + cond_resched(); goto again; } err = -EEXIST; -- 2.18.1