From: Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@google.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Suleiman Souhlal" <suleiman@google.com>,
"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@kernel.org>,
"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@redhat.com>,
"Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@infradead.org>,
"Darren Hart" <dvhart@infradead.org>,
"Davidlohr Bueso" <dave@stgolabs.net>,
"André Almeida" <andrealmeid@igalia.com>,
"Juri Lelli" <juri.lelli@redhat.com>,
"Vincent Guittot" <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>,
"Dietmar Eggemann" <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>,
"Steven Rostedt" <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
"Ben Segall" <bsegall@google.com>, "Mel Gorman" <mgorman@suse.de>,
"Valentin Schneider" <vschneid@redhat.com>,
"K Prateek Nayak" <kprateek.nayak@amd.com>,
"zhidao su" <soolaugust@gmail.com>,
"John Stultz" <jstultz@google.com>,
"Qais Yousef" <qyousef@google.com>,
ssouhlal@FreeBSD.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 08/12] futex: Implement PING futex handoff.
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:33:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260917043339.2093426-9-suleiman@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260917043339.2093426-1-suleiman@google.com>
Implement handoff for PING futexes, to prevent starvation in case of
a waiter being repeatedly stolen from.
Currently engages after being stolen from once, after which the next
unlocker hands off the futex such that it can't be stolen.
Signed-off-by: Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@google.com>
---
kernel/futex/futex.h | 2 ++
kernel/futex/ping.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/futex/futex.h b/kernel/futex/futex.h
index c0560d30aaaa..113289779dd1 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/futex.h
+++ b/kernel/futex/futex.h
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ struct futex_pi_state {
struct task_struct *owner;
refcount_t refcount;
+ bool handoff;
+ bool pickup;
union futex_key key;
} __randomize_layout;
diff --git a/kernel/futex/ping.c b/kernel/futex/ping.c
index 689f149f7150..5bf2293bf582 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/ping.c
+++ b/kernel/futex/ping.c
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
#include "futex.h"
static int futex_trylock_ping_state(u32 __user *uaddr,
- struct futex_pi_state *ping_state);
+ struct futex_pi_state *ping_state,
+ bool handoff);
static void ping_state_update_owner(struct futex_pi_state *ping_state,
struct task_struct *new_owner)
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ static void give_ping_state_to_next_waiter(struct futex_hash_bucket *hb,
/* Returns >0 if lock acquired, <0 on error */
static int futex_trylock_ping_state(u32 __user *uaddr,
- struct futex_pi_state *ping_state)
+ struct futex_pi_state *ping_state,
+ bool handoff)
{
struct task_struct *owner;
u32 uval, new, newtid;
@@ -152,13 +154,15 @@ static int futex_trylock_ping_state(u32 __user *uaddr,
ret = 0;
raw_spin_lock_irq(&ping_state->ping_mutex.wait_lock);
+ ret = futex_get_value_locked(&uval, uaddr);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err;
owner = ping_mutex_owner(&ping_state->ping_mutex);
if (owner == NULL) {
newtid = task_pid_vnr(current);
- ret = futex_get_value_locked(&uval, uaddr);
- if (ret)
- goto err;
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(ping_state->handoff || ping_state->pickup);
+
if (uval & FUTEX_TID_MASK) {
ret = -EAGAIN;
goto err;
@@ -171,7 +175,19 @@ static int futex_trylock_ping_state(u32 __user *uaddr,
ping_state_update_owner(ping_state, current);
WRITE_ONCE(ping_state->ping_mutex.owner, current);
ret = 1;
- }
+ } else if (ping_state->pickup) {
+ if (owner != current) {
+ ret = -EAGAIN;
+ goto err;
+ }
+ if ((uval & FUTEX_TID_MASK) != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto err;
+ }
+ ping_state->pickup = 0;
+ ret = 1;
+ } else if (handoff && !ping_state->handoff)
+ ping_state->handoff = 1;
raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ping_state->ping_mutex.wait_lock);
return ret;
@@ -233,7 +249,7 @@ static int futex_lock_ping_atomic(u32 __user *uaddr,
_ps = top_waiter->ping_state;
if (_ps == NULL)
return -EINVAL;
- ret = futex_trylock_ping_state(uaddr, _ps);
+ ret = futex_trylock_ping_state(uaddr, _ps, false);
if (ret > 0) {
/* We stole the lock from the top waiter. */
raw_spin_lock_irq(&_ps->ping_mutex.wait_lock);
@@ -297,7 +313,7 @@ int futex_lock_ping(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags, ktime_t *time,
struct hrtimer_sleeper timeout, *to;
struct task_struct *exiting;
struct futex_q q = futex_q_init;
- bool queued;
+ bool queued, should_handoff;
int ret;
if (refill_pi_state_cache())
@@ -369,6 +385,7 @@ int futex_lock_ping(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags, ktime_t *time,
}
queued = false;
+ should_handoff = false;
while (1) {
set_task_blocked_on(current, &q.ping_state->ping_mutex,
BO_T_PING_FUTEX);
@@ -398,13 +415,15 @@ int futex_lock_ping(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags, ktime_t *time,
goto out_unqueue;
}
- ret = futex_trylock_ping_state(uaddr, q.ping_state);
+ ret = futex_trylock_ping_state(uaddr, q.ping_state,
+ should_handoff);
if (ret > 0) {
/* Got the futex */
ret = 0;
goto out_unqueue;
} else if (ret < 0)
goto out_unqueue;
+ should_handoff = true;
}
out_unqueue:
@@ -526,6 +545,13 @@ int futex_unlock_ping(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags)
* no top_waiter.
*/
new = FUTEX_WAITERS;
+ if (ping_state->handoff) {
+ new |= task_pid_vnr(top_waiter->task);
+ ping_state->handoff = 0;
+ ping_state->pickup = 1;
+ WRITE_ONCE(ping_state->ping_mutex.owner, top_waiter->task);
+ } else
+ WRITE_ONCE(ping_state->ping_mutex.owner, NULL);
ret = lock_pi_update_atomic(uaddr, uval, new);
if (ret) {
raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ping_state->ping_mutex.wait_lock);
@@ -543,7 +569,6 @@ int futex_unlock_ping(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags)
}
ping_state_update_owner(ping_state, top_waiter->task);
- WRITE_ONCE(ping_state->ping_mutex.owner, NULL);
raw_spin_unlock_irq_wake(&ping_state->ping_mutex.wait_lock, &wake_q);
put_ping_state(ping_state);
return 0;
--
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-17 4:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-17 4:33 [RFC PATCH 00/12] FUTEX_PING: A stealable futex using Proxy Execution Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 01/12] sched: Abstract task_struct->blocked_on by locking primitive Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 02/12] futex: Switch PI futex to use p->pi_futex_lock instead of p->pi_lock Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 15:38 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 03/12] futex: Add "ping" parameter to pi_state management functions and export them Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 04/12] futex: Introduce stealable PI futex, FUTEX_*_PING Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 05/12] futex: Implement exit_ping_state_list() Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 06/12] futex: Address aborting from futex_lock_ping() while owning ping_state Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 07/12] futex: Make FUTEX_*_PING use Proxy Execution Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 13:18 ` Jihan LIN
2026-09-17 14:39 ` K Prateek Nayak
2026-09-17 15:36 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-09-17 4:33 ` Suleiman Souhlal [this message]
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 09/12] futex: Wake up donor in PING futex unlock Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 10/12] futex: Optimistic spinning for PING futexes Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 11/12] futex: Allow userspace stealing " Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 4:33 ` [RFC PATCH 12/12] tools/testing/futex: Add ping_bench, a tool for benchmarking futexes Suleiman Souhlal
2026-09-17 8:58 ` [RFC PATCH 00/12] FUTEX_PING: A stealable futex using Proxy Execution Peter Zijlstra
2026-09-17 17:53 ` John Stultz
2026-09-17 18:51 ` Steven Rostedt
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