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1 /*
2 * Read-Copy Update mechanism for mutual exclusion
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16 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
18 * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2001
20 * Author: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@in.ibm.com>
22 * Based on the original work by Paul McKenney <paul.mckenney@us.ibm.com>
23 * and inputs from Rusty Russell, Andrea Arcangeli and Andi Kleen.
24 * Papers:
25 * http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/paper/rclockpdcsproof.pdf
26 * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.sc.pdf (OLS2001)
28 * For detailed explanation of Read-Copy Update mechanism see -
29 * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rcupdate.html
33 #ifndef __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H
34 #define __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H
36 #ifdef __KERNEL__
38 #include <linux/cache.h>
39 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
40 #include <linux/threads.h>
41 #include <linux/percpu.h>
42 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
43 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
45 /**
46 * struct rcu_head - callback structure for use with RCU
47 * @next: next update requests in a list
48 * @func: actual update function to call after the grace period.
50 struct rcu_head {
51 struct rcu_head *next;
52 void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head);
55 #define RCU_HEAD_INIT { .next = NULL, .func = NULL }
56 #define RCU_HEAD(head) struct rcu_head head = RCU_HEAD_INIT
57 #define INIT_RCU_HEAD(ptr) do { \
58 (ptr)->next = NULL; (ptr)->func = NULL; \
59 } while (0)
63 /* Global control variables for rcupdate callback mechanism. */
64 struct rcu_ctrlblk {
65 long cur; /* Current batch number. */
66 long completed; /* Number of the last completed batch */
67 int next_pending; /* Is the next batch already waiting? */
68 } ____cacheline_maxaligned_in_smp;
70 /* Is batch a before batch b ? */
71 static inline int rcu_batch_before(long a, long b)
73 return (a - b) < 0;
76 /* Is batch a after batch b ? */
77 static inline int rcu_batch_after(long a, long b)
79 return (a - b) > 0;
83 * Per-CPU data for Read-Copy UPdate.
84 * nxtlist - new callbacks are added here
85 * curlist - current batch for which quiescent cycle started if any
87 struct rcu_data {
88 /* 1) quiescent state handling : */
89 long quiescbatch; /* Batch # for grace period */
90 int passed_quiesc; /* User-mode/idle loop etc. */
91 int qs_pending; /* core waits for quiesc state */
93 /* 2) batch handling */
94 long batch; /* Batch # for current RCU batch */
95 struct rcu_head *nxtlist;
96 struct rcu_head **nxttail;
97 long count; /* # of queued items */
98 struct rcu_head *curlist;
99 struct rcu_head **curtail;
100 struct rcu_head *donelist;
101 struct rcu_head **donetail;
102 int cpu;
103 struct rcu_head barrier;
106 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_data);
107 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_bh_data);
108 extern struct rcu_ctrlblk rcu_ctrlblk;
109 extern struct rcu_ctrlblk rcu_bh_ctrlblk;
112 * Increment the quiescent state counter.
113 * The counter is a bit degenerated: We do not need to know
114 * how many quiescent states passed, just if there was at least
115 * one since the start of the grace period. Thus just a flag.
117 static inline void rcu_qsctr_inc(int cpu)
119 struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu);
120 rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
122 static inline void rcu_bh_qsctr_inc(int cpu)
124 struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu);
125 rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
128 static inline int __rcu_pending(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
129 struct rcu_data *rdp)
131 /* This cpu has pending rcu entries and the grace period
132 * for them has completed.
134 if (rdp->curlist && !rcu_batch_before(rcp->completed, rdp->batch))
135 return 1;
137 /* This cpu has no pending entries, but there are new entries */
138 if (!rdp->curlist && rdp->nxtlist)
139 return 1;
141 /* This cpu has finished callbacks to invoke */
142 if (rdp->donelist)
143 return 1;
145 /* The rcu core waits for a quiescent state from the cpu */
146 if (rdp->quiescbatch != rcp->cur || rdp->qs_pending)
147 return 1;
149 /* nothing to do */
150 return 0;
153 static inline int rcu_pending(int cpu)
155 return __rcu_pending(&rcu_ctrlblk, &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu)) ||
156 __rcu_pending(&rcu_bh_ctrlblk, &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu));
160 * rcu_read_lock - mark the beginning of an RCU read-side critical section.
162 * When synchronize_rcu() is invoked on one CPU while other CPUs
163 * are within RCU read-side critical sections, then the
164 * synchronize_rcu() is guaranteed to block until after all the other
165 * CPUs exit their critical sections. Similarly, if call_rcu() is invoked
166 * on one CPU while other CPUs are within RCU read-side critical
167 * sections, invocation of the corresponding RCU callback is deferred
168 * until after the all the other CPUs exit their critical sections.
170 * Note, however, that RCU callbacks are permitted to run concurrently
171 * with RCU read-side critical sections. One way that this can happen
172 * is via the following sequence of events: (1) CPU 0 enters an RCU
173 * read-side critical section, (2) CPU 1 invokes call_rcu() to register
174 * an RCU callback, (3) CPU 0 exits the RCU read-side critical section,
175 * (4) CPU 2 enters a RCU read-side critical section, (5) the RCU
176 * callback is invoked. This is legal, because the RCU read-side critical
177 * section that was running concurrently with the call_rcu() (and which
178 * therefore might be referencing something that the corresponding RCU
179 * callback would free up) has completed before the corresponding
180 * RCU callback is invoked.
182 * RCU read-side critical sections may be nested. Any deferred actions
183 * will be deferred until the outermost RCU read-side critical section
184 * completes.
186 * It is illegal to block while in an RCU read-side critical section.
188 #define rcu_read_lock() preempt_disable()
191 * rcu_read_unlock - marks the end of an RCU read-side critical section.
193 * See rcu_read_lock() for more information.
195 #define rcu_read_unlock() preempt_enable()
198 * So where is rcu_write_lock()? It does not exist, as there is no
199 * way for writers to lock out RCU readers. This is a feature, not
200 * a bug -- this property is what provides RCU's performance benefits.
201 * Of course, writers must coordinate with each other. The normal
202 * spinlock primitives work well for this, but any other technique may be
203 * used as well. RCU does not care how the writers keep out of each
204 * others' way, as long as they do so.
208 * rcu_read_lock_bh - mark the beginning of a softirq-only RCU critical section
210 * This is equivalent of rcu_read_lock(), but to be used when updates
211 * are being done using call_rcu_bh(). Since call_rcu_bh() callbacks
212 * consider completion of a softirq handler to be a quiescent state,
213 * a process in RCU read-side critical section must be protected by
214 * disabling softirqs. Read-side critical sections in interrupt context
215 * can use just rcu_read_lock().
218 #define rcu_read_lock_bh() local_bh_disable()
221 * rcu_read_unlock_bh - marks the end of a softirq-only RCU critical section
223 * See rcu_read_lock_bh() for more information.
225 #define rcu_read_unlock_bh() local_bh_enable()
228 * rcu_dereference - fetch an RCU-protected pointer in an
229 * RCU read-side critical section. This pointer may later
230 * be safely dereferenced.
232 * Inserts memory barriers on architectures that require them
233 * (currently only the Alpha), and, more importantly, documents
234 * exactly which pointers are protected by RCU.
237 #define rcu_dereference(p) ({ \
238 typeof(p) _________p1 = p; \
239 smp_read_barrier_depends(); \
240 (_________p1); \
244 * rcu_assign_pointer - assign (publicize) a pointer to a newly
245 * initialized structure that will be dereferenced by RCU read-side
246 * critical sections. Returns the value assigned.
248 * Inserts memory barriers on architectures that require them
249 * (pretty much all of them other than x86), and also prevents
250 * the compiler from reordering the code that initializes the
251 * structure after the pointer assignment. More importantly, this
252 * call documents which pointers will be dereferenced by RCU read-side
253 * code.
256 #define rcu_assign_pointer(p, v) ({ \
257 smp_wmb(); \
258 (p) = (v); \
262 * synchronize_sched - block until all CPUs have exited any non-preemptive
263 * kernel code sequences.
265 * This means that all preempt_disable code sequences, including NMI and
266 * hardware-interrupt handlers, in progress on entry will have completed
267 * before this primitive returns. However, this does not guarantee that
268 * softirq handlers will have completed, since in some kernels
270 * This primitive provides the guarantees made by the (deprecated)
271 * synchronize_kernel() API. In contrast, synchronize_rcu() only
272 * guarantees that rcu_read_lock() sections will have completed.
274 #define synchronize_sched() synchronize_rcu()
276 extern void rcu_init(void);
277 extern void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user);
278 extern void rcu_restart_cpu(int cpu);
279 extern long rcu_batches_completed(void);
281 /* Exported interfaces */
282 extern void FASTCALL(call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head,
283 void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head)));
284 extern void FASTCALL(call_rcu_bh(struct rcu_head *head,
285 void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head)));
286 extern __deprecated_for_modules void synchronize_kernel(void);
287 extern void synchronize_rcu(void);
288 void synchronize_idle(void);
289 extern void rcu_barrier(void);
291 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
292 #endif /* __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H */