From 8e3447822d7d8c0f562c6851a7a31e24d1ede55e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mateusz Guzik Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:54:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] vfs: remove redundant smp_mb for thp handling in do_dentry_open 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 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240624085402.493630-1-mjguzik@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner --- fs/open.c | 9 ++++----- mm/khugepaged.c | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c index a5c4f8a0f143..c4e9b01aafd8 100644 --- a/fs/open.c +++ b/fs/open.c @@ -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; diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c index 774a97e6e2da..aab471791bd9 100644 --- a/mm/khugepaged.c +++ b/mm/khugepaged.c @@ -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(); }