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Martin Schwidefsky ef6edc9746 [PATCH] Directed yield: cpu_relax variants for spinlocks and rw-locks 
On systems running with virtual cpus there is optimization potential in
regard to spinlocks and rw-locks.  If the virtual cpu that has taken a lock
is known to a cpu that wants to acquire the same lock it is beneficial to
yield the timeslice of the virtual cpu in favour of the cpu that has the
lock (directed yield).

With CONFIG_PREEMPT="n" this can be implemented by the architecture without
common code changes.  Powerpc already does this.

With CONFIG_PREEMPT="y" the lock loops are coded with _raw_spin_trylock,
_raw_read_trylock and _raw_write_trylock in kernel/spinlock.c.  If the lock
could not be taken cpu_relax is called.  A directed yield is not possible
because cpu_relax doesn't know anything about the lock.  To be able to
yield the lock in favour of the current lock holder variants of cpu_relax
for spinlocks and rw-locks are needed.  The new _raw_spin_relax,
_raw_read_relax and _raw_write_relax primitives differ from cpu_relax
insofar that they have an argument: a pointer to the lock structure.

Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@atmel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-10-01 00:39:21 -07:00
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8253pit.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
a.out.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
agp_backend.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
agp.h [PATCH] AGP fix for Xen VMM 2005-06-07 12:35:43 -07:00
atomic.h [PATCH] mutex subsystem, add atomic_xchg() to all arches 2006-01-09 15:59:17 -08:00
auxvec.h [PATCH] auxiliary vector cleanups 2005-09-07 16:57:21 -07:00
barrier.h [PATCH] remove set_wmb - arch removal 2006-07-14 21:56:14 -07:00
bitops.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
bug.h [PATCH] remove all kernel BUGs 2005-05-01 08:59:01 -07:00
bugs.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
byteorder.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
cache.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
cacheflush.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
checksum.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
compiler.h [PATCH] Fix 'make headers_check' for Alpha 2006-09-16 12:54:32 -07:00
console.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_apecs.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_cia.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
core_irongate.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_lca.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_marvel.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_mcpcia.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_polaris.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_t2.h [PATCH] spin/rwlock init cleanups 2006-06-27 17:32:39 -07:00
core_titan.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_tsunami.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
core_wildfire.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
cputime.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
current.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
delay.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
div64.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
dma-mapping.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
dma.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
elf.h [PATCH] auxiliary vector cleanups 2005-09-07 16:57:21 -07:00
emergency-restart.h [PATCH] Add emergency_restart() 2005-07-26 14:35:41 -07:00
err_common.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
err_ev6.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
err_ev7.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
errno.h [PATCH] add EOWNERDEAD and ENOTRECOVERABLE version 2 2005-05-01 08:59:06 -07:00
fcntl.h [PATCH] Clean up struct flock definitions 2005-09-07 16:57:38 -07:00
floppy.h [PATCH] irq-flags: ALPHA: Use the new IRQF_ constants 2006-07-02 13:58:46 -07:00
fpu.h [PATCH] bitops: alpha: use config options instead of __alpha_fix__ and __alpha_cix__ 2006-03-26 08:57:09 -08:00
futex.h [PATCH] consolidate asm/futex.h 2006-01-08 20:13:39 -08:00
gct.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
gentrap.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
hardirq.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
hw_irq.h [PATCH] genirq: add ->retrigger() irq op to consolidate hw_irq_resend() 2006-06-29 10:26:23 -07:00
hwrpb.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
ide.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
io_trivial.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
io.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
ioctl.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
ioctls.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
ipcbuf.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
irq.h [PATCH] adjust handle_IRR_event() return type 2006-06-23 07:43:08 -07:00
jensen.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
Kbuild [HEADERS] One line per header in Kbuild files to reduce conflicts 2006-09-19 12:43:58 +01:00
kmap_types.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
linkage.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
local.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
machvec.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
mc146818rtc.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
md.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mman.h [PATCH] add asm-generic/mman.h 2006-02-15 15:32:22 -08:00
mmu_context.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
mmu.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mmzone.h [PATCH] Standardize pxx_page macros 2006-09-26 08:48:51 -07:00
module.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
msgbuf.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mutex.h [PATCH] mutex subsystem, add default include/asm-*/mutex.h files 2006-01-09 15:59:19 -08:00
namei.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
page.h [PATCH] Fix 'make headers_check' for Alpha 2006-09-16 12:54:32 -07:00
pal.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
param.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
parport.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
pci.h [PATCH] Make sparc64 use setup-res.c 2005-09-08 14:57:25 -07:00
percpu.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
pgalloc.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
pgtable.h [PATCH] Standardize pxx_page macros 2006-09-26 08:48:51 -07:00
poll.h [PATCH] alpha: make poll flags the same as other architectures 2006-03-28 09:16:02 -08:00
posix_types.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
processor.h [PATCH] alpha: task_pt_regs() 2006-01-12 09:08:50 -08:00
ptrace.h [PATCH] alpha: task_pt_regs() 2006-01-12 09:08:50 -08:00
reg.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
regdef.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
resource.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
rtc.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
rwsem.h [PATCH] lockdep: remove RWSEM_DEBUG remnants 2006-07-03 15:27:01 -07:00
scatterlist.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sections.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
segment.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
semaphore.h [PATCH] semaphore: Remove __MUTEX_INITIALIZER() 2005-10-30 17:37:27 -08:00
sembuf.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
serial.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
setup.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sfp-machine.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
shmbuf.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
shmparam.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sigcontext.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
siginfo.h [PATCH] consolidate SIGEV_PAD_SIZE 2005-05-01 08:59:08 -07:00
signal.h [PATCH] irq-flags: ALPHA: Use the new IRQF_ constants 2006-07-02 13:58:46 -07:00
smp.h Merge git://git.infradead.org/hdrcleanup-2.6 2006-06-20 15:10:08 -07:00
socket.h [AF_UNIX]: Datagram getpeersec 2006-06-29 16:58:06 -07:00
sockios.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
spinlock_types.h [PATCH] spinlock consolidation 2005-09-10 10:06:21 -07:00
spinlock.h [PATCH] Directed yield: cpu_relax variants for spinlocks and rw-locks 2006-10-01 00:39:21 -07:00
stat.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
statfs.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
string.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
suspend.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sysinfo.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
system.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
termbits.h [PATCH] Add CMSPAR to termbits.h for powerpc and alpha 2006-05-26 11:55:46 -07:00
termios.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
thread_info.h [PATCH] death of get_thread_info/put_thread_info 2006-01-12 09:08:59 -08:00
timex.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
tlb.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
tlbflush.h Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/ 2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
topology.h [PATCH] more for_each_cpu() conversions 2006-03-23 07:38:17 -08:00
types.h [PATCH] sab: consolidate kmem_bufctl_t 2005-09-05 00:05:48 -07:00
uaccess.h [PATCH] remove verify_area(): remove verify_area() from various uaccess.h headers 2005-09-07 16:57:35 -07:00
ucontext.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
unaligned.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
unistd.h Remove unneeded _syscallX macros from user view in asm-*/unistd.h 2006-04-29 01:51:47 +01:00
user.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
vga.h [PATCH] vgacon: make VGA_MAP_MEM take size, remove extra use 2006-06-22 15:05:58 -07:00
xor.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00