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24 * ZTHR threads are used for isolated operations that span multiple txgs
25 * within a SPA. They generally exist from SPA creation/loading and until
26 * the SPA is exported/destroyed. The ideal requirements for an operation
27 * to be modeled with a zthr are the following:
29 * 1] The operation needs to run over multiple txgs.
30 * 2] There is be a single point of reference in memory or on disk that
31 * indicates whether the operation should run/is running or has
34 * If the operation satisfies the above then the following rules guarantee
35 * a certain level of correctness:
37 * 1] Any thread EXCEPT the zthr changes the work indicator from stopped
38 * to running but not the opposite.
39 * 2] Only the zthr can change the work indicator from running to stopped
40 * (e.g. when it is done) but not the opposite.
42 * This way a normal zthr cycle should go like this:
44 * 1] An external thread changes the work indicator from stopped to
45 * running and wakes up the zthr.
46 * 2] The zthr wakes up, checks the indicator and starts working.
47 * 3] When the zthr is done, it changes the indicator to stopped, allowing
48 * a new cycle to start.
50 * Besides being awakened by other threads, a zthr can be configured
51 * during creation to wakeup on its own after a specified interval
52 * [see zthr_create_timer()].
54 * Note: ZTHR threads are NOT a replacement for generic threads! Please
55 * ensure that they fit your use-case well before using them.
59 * Every zthr needs four inputs to start running:
61 * 1] A user-defined checker function (checkfunc) that decides whether
62 * the zthr should start working or go to sleep. The function should
63 * return TRUE when the zthr needs to work or FALSE to let it sleep,
64 * and should adhere to the following signature:
65 * boolean_t checkfunc_name(void *args, zthr_t *t);
67 * 2] A user-defined ZTHR function (func) which the zthr executes when
68 * it is not sleeping. The function should adhere to the following
70 * void func_name(void *args, zthr_t *t);
72 * 3] A void args pointer that will be passed to checkfunc and func
73 * implicitly by the infrastructure.
75 * 4] A name for the thread. This string must be valid for the lifetime
78 * The reason why the above API needs two different functions,
79 * instead of one that both checks and does the work, has to do with
80 * the zthr's internal state lock (zthr_state_lock) and the allowed
81 * cancellation windows. We want to hold the zthr_state_lock while
82 * running checkfunc but not while running func. This way the zthr
83 * can be cancelled while doing work and not while checking for work.
86 * zthr_t *zthr_pointer = zthr_create(checkfunc, func, args,
89 * zthr_t *zthr_pointer = zthr_create_timer(checkfunc, func,
90 * args, max_sleep, pri);
92 * After that you should be able to wakeup, cancel, and resume the
93 * zthr from another thread using the zthr_pointer.
95 * NOTE: ZTHR threads could potentially wake up spuriously and the
96 * user should take this into account when writing a checkfunc.
97 * [see ZTHR state transitions]
101 * ZTHR wakeup should be used when new work is added for the zthr. The
102 * sleeping zthr will wakeup, see that it has more work to complete
103 * and proceed. This can be invoked from open or syncing context.
106 * zthr_wakeup(zthr_t *t)
108 * == ZTHR cancellation and resumption
110 * ZTHR threads must be cancelled when their SPA is being exported
111 * or when they need to be paused so they don't interfere with other
115 * zthr_cancel(zthr_pointer);
118 * zthr_resume(zthr_pointer);
120 * ZTHR cancel and resume should be invoked in open context during the
121 * lifecycle of the pool as it is imported, exported or destroyed.
123 * A zthr will implicitly check if it has received a cancellation
124 * signal every time func returns and every time it wakes up [see
125 * ZTHR state transitions below].
127 * At times, waiting for the zthr's func to finish its job may take
128 * time. This may be very time-consuming for some operations that
129 * need to cancel the SPA's zthrs (e.g spa_export). For this scenario
130 * the user can explicitly make their ZTHR function aware of incoming
131 * cancellation signals using zthr_iscancelled(). A common pattern for
132 * that looks like this:
135 * func_name(void *args, zthr_t *t)
137 * ... <unpack args> ...
138 * while (!work_done && !zthr_iscancelled(t)) {
139 * ... <do more work> ...
145 * Cancelling a zthr doesn't clean up its metadata (internal locks,
146 * function pointers to func and checkfunc, etc..). This is because
147 * we want to keep them around in case we want to resume the execution
148 * of the zthr later. Similarly for zthrs that exit themselves.
150 * To completely cleanup a zthr, cancel it first to ensure that it
151 * is not running and then use zthr_destroy().
153 * == ZTHR state transitions
159 * | +--------------+ sleep
165 * cancelled? +---------> checkfunc?
170 * | | func returned v
171 * | +---------------+ func
176 * zthr stopped running
178 * == Implementation of ZTHR requests
180 * ZTHR cancel and resume are requests on a zthr to change its
181 * internal state. These requests are serialized using the
182 * zthr_request_lock, while changes in its internal state are
183 * protected by the zthr_state_lock. A request will first acquire
184 * the zthr_request_lock and then immediately acquire the
185 * zthr_state_lock. We do this so that incoming requests are
186 * serialized using the request lock, while still allowing us
187 * to use the state lock for thread communication via zthr_cv.
189 * ZTHR wakeup broadcasts to zthr_cv, causing sleeping threads
190 * to wakeup. It acquires the zthr_state_lock but not the
191 * zthr_request_lock, so that a wakeup on a zthr in the middle
192 * of being cancelled will not block.
195 #include <sys/zfs_context.h>
196 #include <sys/zthr.h>
199 /* running thread doing the work */
200 kthread_t
*zthr_thread
;
202 /* lock protecting internal data & invariants */
203 kmutex_t zthr_state_lock
;
205 /* mutex that serializes external requests */
206 kmutex_t zthr_request_lock
;
208 /* notification mechanism for requests */
211 /* flag set to true if we are canceling the zthr */
212 boolean_t zthr_cancel
;
214 /* flag set to true if we are waiting for the zthr to finish */
215 boolean_t zthr_haswaiters
;
216 kcondvar_t zthr_wait_cv
;
218 * maximum amount of time that the zthr is spent sleeping;
219 * if this is 0, the thread doesn't wake up until it gets
222 hrtime_t zthr_sleep_timeout
;
224 /* Thread priority */
227 /* consumer-provided callbacks & data */
228 zthr_checkfunc_t
*zthr_checkfunc
;
229 zthr_func_t
*zthr_func
;
231 const char *zthr_name
;
234 static __attribute__((noreturn
)) void
235 zthr_procedure(void *arg
)
239 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
240 ASSERT3P(t
->zthr_thread
, ==, curthread
);
242 while (!t
->zthr_cancel
) {
243 if (t
->zthr_checkfunc(t
->zthr_arg
, t
)) {
244 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
245 t
->zthr_func(t
->zthr_arg
, t
);
246 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
248 if (t
->zthr_sleep_timeout
== 0) {
249 cv_wait_idle(&t
->zthr_cv
, &t
->zthr_state_lock
);
251 (void) cv_timedwait_idle_hires(&t
->zthr_cv
,
252 &t
->zthr_state_lock
, t
->zthr_sleep_timeout
,
256 if (t
->zthr_haswaiters
) {
257 t
->zthr_haswaiters
= B_FALSE
;
258 cv_broadcast(&t
->zthr_wait_cv
);
263 * Clear out the kernel thread metadata and notify the
264 * zthr_cancel() thread that we've stopped running.
266 t
->zthr_thread
= NULL
;
267 t
->zthr_cancel
= B_FALSE
;
268 cv_broadcast(&t
->zthr_cv
);
270 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
275 zthr_create(const char *zthr_name
, zthr_checkfunc_t
*checkfunc
,
276 zthr_func_t
*func
, void *arg
, pri_t pri
)
278 return (zthr_create_timer(zthr_name
, checkfunc
,
279 func
, arg
, (hrtime_t
)0, pri
));
283 * Create a zthr with specified maximum sleep time. If the time
284 * in sleeping state exceeds max_sleep, a wakeup(do the check and
285 * start working if required) will be triggered.
288 zthr_create_timer(const char *zthr_name
, zthr_checkfunc_t
*checkfunc
,
289 zthr_func_t
*func
, void *arg
, hrtime_t max_sleep
, pri_t pri
)
291 zthr_t
*t
= kmem_zalloc(sizeof (*t
), KM_SLEEP
);
292 mutex_init(&t
->zthr_state_lock
, NULL
, MUTEX_DEFAULT
, NULL
);
293 mutex_init(&t
->zthr_request_lock
, NULL
, MUTEX_DEFAULT
, NULL
);
294 cv_init(&t
->zthr_cv
, NULL
, CV_DEFAULT
, NULL
);
295 cv_init(&t
->zthr_wait_cv
, NULL
, CV_DEFAULT
, NULL
);
297 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
298 t
->zthr_checkfunc
= checkfunc
;
301 t
->zthr_sleep_timeout
= max_sleep
;
302 t
->zthr_name
= zthr_name
;
305 t
->zthr_thread
= thread_create_named(zthr_name
, NULL
, 0,
306 zthr_procedure
, t
, 0, &p0
, TS_RUN
, pri
);
308 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
314 zthr_destroy(zthr_t
*t
)
316 ASSERT(!MUTEX_HELD(&t
->zthr_state_lock
));
317 ASSERT(!MUTEX_HELD(&t
->zthr_request_lock
));
318 VERIFY3P(t
->zthr_thread
, ==, NULL
);
319 mutex_destroy(&t
->zthr_request_lock
);
320 mutex_destroy(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
321 cv_destroy(&t
->zthr_cv
);
322 cv_destroy(&t
->zthr_wait_cv
);
323 kmem_free(t
, sizeof (*t
));
327 * Wake up the zthr if it is sleeping. If the thread has been cancelled
328 * or is in the process of being cancelled, this is a no-op.
331 zthr_wakeup(zthr_t
*t
)
333 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
336 * There are 5 states that we can find the zthr when issuing
339 * [1] The common case of the thread being asleep, at which
340 * point the broadcast will wake it up.
341 * [2] The thread has been cancelled. Waking up a cancelled
342 * thread is a no-op. Any work that is still left to be
343 * done should be handled the next time the thread is
345 * [3] The thread is doing work and is already up, so this
346 * is basically a no-op.
347 * [4] The thread was just created/resumed, in which case the
348 * behavior is similar to [3].
349 * [5] The thread is in the middle of being cancelled, which
352 cv_broadcast(&t
->zthr_cv
);
354 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
358 * Sends a cancel request to the zthr and blocks until the zthr is
359 * cancelled. If the zthr is not running (e.g. has been cancelled
360 * already), this is a no-op. Note that this function should not be
361 * called from syncing context as it could deadlock with the zthr_func.
364 zthr_cancel(zthr_t
*t
)
366 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_request_lock
);
367 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
370 * Since we are holding the zthr_state_lock at this point
371 * we can find the state in one of the following 4 states:
373 * [1] The thread has already been cancelled, therefore
374 * there is nothing for us to do.
375 * [2] The thread is sleeping so we set the flag, broadcast
376 * the CV and wait for it to exit.
377 * [3] The thread is doing work, in which case we just set
378 * the flag and wait for it to finish.
379 * [4] The thread was just created/resumed, in which case
380 * the behavior is similar to [3].
382 * Since requests are serialized, by the time that we get
383 * control back we expect that the zthr is cancelled and
384 * not running anymore.
386 if (t
->zthr_thread
!= NULL
) {
387 t
->zthr_cancel
= B_TRUE
;
389 /* broadcast in case the zthr is sleeping */
390 cv_broadcast(&t
->zthr_cv
);
392 while (t
->zthr_thread
!= NULL
)
393 cv_wait(&t
->zthr_cv
, &t
->zthr_state_lock
);
395 ASSERT(!t
->zthr_cancel
);
398 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
399 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_request_lock
);
403 * Sends a resume request to the supplied zthr. If the zthr is already
404 * running this is a no-op. Note that this function should not be
405 * called from syncing context as it could deadlock with the zthr_func.
408 zthr_resume(zthr_t
*t
)
410 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_request_lock
);
411 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
413 ASSERT3P(&t
->zthr_checkfunc
, !=, NULL
);
414 ASSERT3P(&t
->zthr_func
, !=, NULL
);
415 ASSERT(!t
->zthr_cancel
);
416 ASSERT(!t
->zthr_haswaiters
);
419 * There are 4 states that we find the zthr in at this point
420 * given the locks that we hold:
422 * [1] The zthr was cancelled, so we spawn a new thread for
423 * the zthr (common case).
424 * [2] The zthr is running at which point this is a no-op.
425 * [3] The zthr is sleeping at which point this is a no-op.
426 * [4] The zthr was just spawned at which point this is a
429 if (t
->zthr_thread
== NULL
) {
430 t
->zthr_thread
= thread_create_named(t
->zthr_name
, NULL
, 0,
431 zthr_procedure
, t
, 0, &p0
, TS_RUN
, t
->zthr_pri
);
434 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
435 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_request_lock
);
439 * This function is intended to be used by the zthr itself
440 * (specifically the zthr_func callback provided) to check
441 * if another thread has signaled it to stop running before
442 * doing some expensive operation.
444 * returns TRUE if we are in the middle of trying to cancel
447 * returns FALSE otherwise.
450 zthr_iscancelled(zthr_t
*t
)
452 ASSERT3P(t
->zthr_thread
, ==, curthread
);
455 * The majority of the functions here grab zthr_request_lock
456 * first and then zthr_state_lock. This function only grabs
457 * the zthr_state_lock. That is because this function should
458 * only be called from the zthr_func to check if someone has
459 * issued a zthr_cancel() on the thread. If there is a zthr_cancel()
460 * happening concurrently, attempting to grab the request lock
461 * here would result in a deadlock.
463 * By grabbing only the zthr_state_lock this function is allowed
464 * to run concurrently with a zthr_cancel() request.
466 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
467 boolean_t cancelled
= t
->zthr_cancel
;
468 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
473 zthr_iscurthread(zthr_t
*t
)
475 return (t
->zthr_thread
== curthread
);
479 * Wait for the zthr to finish its current function. Similar to
480 * zthr_iscancelled, you can use zthr_has_waiters to have the zthr_func end
481 * early. Unlike zthr_cancel, the thread is not destroyed. If the zthr was
482 * sleeping or cancelled, return immediately.
485 zthr_wait_cycle_done(zthr_t
*t
)
487 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
490 * Since we are holding the zthr_state_lock at this point
491 * we can find the state in one of the following 5 states:
493 * [1] The thread has already cancelled, therefore
494 * there is nothing for us to do.
495 * [2] The thread is sleeping so we set the flag, broadcast
496 * the CV and wait for it to exit.
497 * [3] The thread is doing work, in which case we just set
498 * the flag and wait for it to finish.
499 * [4] The thread was just created/resumed, in which case
500 * the behavior is similar to [3].
501 * [5] The thread is the middle of being cancelled, which is
502 * similar to [3]. We'll wait for the cancel, which is
503 * waiting for the zthr func.
505 * Since requests are serialized, by the time that we get
506 * control back we expect that the zthr has completed it's
509 if (t
->zthr_thread
!= NULL
) {
510 t
->zthr_haswaiters
= B_TRUE
;
512 /* broadcast in case the zthr is sleeping */
513 cv_broadcast(&t
->zthr_cv
);
515 while ((t
->zthr_haswaiters
) && (t
->zthr_thread
!= NULL
))
516 cv_wait(&t
->zthr_wait_cv
, &t
->zthr_state_lock
);
518 ASSERT(!t
->zthr_haswaiters
);
521 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
525 * This function is intended to be used by the zthr itself
526 * to check if another thread is waiting on it to finish
528 * returns TRUE if we have been asked to finish.
530 * returns FALSE otherwise.
533 zthr_has_waiters(zthr_t
*t
)
535 ASSERT3P(t
->zthr_thread
, ==, curthread
);
537 mutex_enter(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
540 * Similarly to zthr_iscancelled(), we only grab the
541 * zthr_state_lock so that the zthr itself can use this
542 * to check for the request.
544 boolean_t has_waiters
= t
->zthr_haswaiters
;
545 mutex_exit(&t
->zthr_state_lock
);
546 return (has_waiters
);