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vfs: remove redundant smp_mb for thp handling in do_dentry_open

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opening for write performs:

if (f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
[snip]
        smp_mb();
        if (filemap_nr_thps(inode->i_mapping)) {
[snip]
        }
}

filemap_nr_thps on kernels built without CONFIG_READ_ONLY_THP_FOR
expands to 0, allowing the compiler to eliminate the entire thing, with
exception of the fence (and the branch leading there).

So happens required synchronisation between i_writecount and nr_thps
changes is already provided by the full fence coming from
get_write_access -> atomic_inc_unless_negative, thus the smp_mb instance
above can be removed regardless of CONFIG_READ_ONLY_THP_FOR.

While I updated commentary in places claiming to match the now-removed
fence, I did not try to patch them to act on the compile option.

I did not bother benchmarking it, not issuing a spurious full fence in
the fast path does not warrant justification from perf standpoint.

Signed-off-by: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240624085402.493630-1-mjguzik@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
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Mateusz Guzik 2024-06-24 10:54:02 +02:00 committed by Christian Brauner
parent 153216cf7b
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2 changed files with 9 additions and 10 deletions
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fs/open.c
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@ -986,12 +986,11 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f,
*/
if (f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
/*
* Paired with smp_mb() in collapse_file() to ensure nr_thps
* is up to date and the update to i_writecount by
* get_write_access() is visible. Ensures subsequent insertion
* of THPs into the page cache will fail.
* Depends on full fence from get_write_access() to synchronize
* against collapse_file() regarding i_writecount and nr_thps
* updates. Ensures subsequent insertion of THPs into the page
* cache will fail.
*/
smp_mb();
if (filemap_nr_thps(inode->i_mapping)) {
struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;

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mm/khugepaged.c
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@ -2000,9 +2000,9 @@ out_unlock:
if (!is_shmem) {
filemap_nr_thps_inc(mapping);
/*
* Paired with smp_mb() in do_dentry_open() to ensure
* i_writecount is up to date and the update to nr_thps is
* visible. Ensures the page cache will be truncated if the
* Paired with the fence in do_dentry_open() -> get_write_access()
* to ensure i_writecount is up to date and the update to nr_thps
* is visible. Ensures the page cache will be truncated if the
* file is opened writable.
*/
smp_mb();
@ -2190,8 +2190,8 @@ rollback:
if (!is_shmem && result == SCAN_COPY_MC) {
filemap_nr_thps_dec(mapping);
/*
* Paired with smp_mb() in do_dentry_open() to
* ensure the update to nr_thps is visible.
* Paired with the fence in do_dentry_open() -> get_write_access()
* to ensure the update to nr_thps is visible.
*/
smp_mb();
}