Re: [PATCH printk v5 1/1] printk: extend console_lock for per-console locking

[Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>]

On Tue 2022-04-26 14:07:42, Petr Mladek wrote:
> On Mon 2022-04-25 23:04:28, John Ogness wrote:
> > Currently threaded console printers synchronize against each
> > other using console_lock(). However, different console drivers
> > are unrelated and do not require any synchronization between
> > each other. Removing the synchronization between the threaded
> > console printers will allow each console to print at its own
> > speed.
> > 
> > But the threaded consoles printers do still need to synchronize
> > against console_lock() callers. Introduce a per-console mutex
> > and a new console boolean field @blocked to provide this
> > synchronization.
> > 
> > console_lock() is modified so that it must acquire the mutex
> > of each console in order to set the @blocked field. Console
> > printing threads will acquire their mutex while printing a
> > record. If @blocked was set, the thread will go back to sleep
> > instead of printing.
> > 
> > The reason for the @blocked boolean field is so that
> > console_lock() callers do not need to acquire multiple console
> > mutexes simultaneously, which would introduce unnecessary
> > complexity due to nested mutex locking. Also, a new field
> > was chosen instead of adding a new @flags value so that the
> > blocked status could be checked without concern of reading
> > inconsistent values due to @flags updates from other contexts.
> > 
> > Threaded console printers also need to synchronize against
> > console_trylock() callers. Since console_trylock() may be
> > called from any context, the per-console mutex cannot be used
> > for this synchronization. (mutex_trylock() cannot be called
> > from atomic contexts.) Introduce a global atomic counter to
> > identify if any threaded printers are active. The threaded
> > printers will also check the atomic counter to identify if the
> > console has been locked by another task via console_trylock().
> > 
> > Note that @console_sem is still used to provide synchronization
> > between console_lock() and console_trylock() callers.
> > 
> > A locking overview for console_lock(), console_trylock(), and the
> > threaded printers is as follows (pseudo code):
> > 
> > console_lock()
> > {
> >         down(&console_sem);
> >         for_each_console(con) {
> >                 mutex_lock(&con->lock);
> >                 con->blocked = true;
> >                 mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
> >         }
> >         /* console_lock acquired */
> > }
> > 
> > console_trylock()
> > {
> >         if (down_trylock(&console_sem) == 0) {
> >                 if (atomic_cmpxchg(&console_kthreads_active, 0, -1) == 0) {
> >                         /* console_lock acquired */
> >                 }
> >         }
> > }
> > 
> > threaded_printer()
> > {
> >         mutex_lock(&con->lock);
> >         if (!con->blocked) {
> > 		/* console_lock() callers blocked */
> > 
> >                 if (atomic_inc_unless_negative(&console_kthreads_active)) {
> >                         /* console_trylock() callers blocked */
> > 
> >                         con->write();
> > 
> >                         atomic_dec(&console_lock_count);
> >                 }
> >         }
> >         mutex_unlock(&con->lock);
> > }
> > 
> > The console owner and waiter logic now only applies between contexts
> > that have taken the console_lock via console_trylock(). Threaded
> > printers never take the console_lock, so they do not have a
> > console_lock to handover. Tasks that have used console_lock() will
> > block the threaded printers using a mutex and if the console_lock
> > is handed over to an atomic context, it would be unable to unblock
> > the threaded printers. However, the console_trylock() case is
> > really the only scenario that is interesting for handovers anyway.
> > 
> > @panic_console_dropped must change to atomic_t since it is no longer
> > protected exclusively by the console_lock.
> > 
> > Since threaded printers remain asleep if they see that the console
> > is locked, they now must be explicitly woken in __console_unlock().
> > This means wake_up_klogd() calls following a console_unlock() are
> > no longer necessary and are removed.
> > 
> > Also note that threaded printers no longer need to check
> > @console_suspended. The check for the @blocked field implicitly
> > covers the suspended console case.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
> 
> Nice, it it better than v4. I am going to push this for linux-next.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>

JFYI, I have just pushed this patch instead of the one
from v4 into printk/linux.git, branch rework/kthreads.

It means that this branch has been rebased. It will be
used in the next refresh of linux-next.

Best Regards,
Petr