On 10/04, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Oleg Nesterov <o...@redhat.com> wrote:
> > Add the new struct rcu_sync_ops which holds sync/call methods, and
> > turn the function pointers in rcu_sync_struct into the single pointer
> > to struct rcu_sync_ops.
> >
> > +struct rcu_sync_ops {
> > + void (*sync)(void);
> > + void (*call)(struct rcu_head *, void (*)(struct rcu_head *));
> > +};
> > +
> > struct rcu_sync_struct {
> > int gp_state;
> > int gp_count;
> > @@ -12,43 +17,9 @@ struct rcu_sync_struct {
> > int cb_state;
> > struct rcu_head cb_head;
> >
> > - void (*sync)(void);
> > - void (*call)(struct rcu_head *, void (*)(struct rcu_head *));
> > + struct rcu_sync_ops *ops;
>
> Ugh.
>
> This interface pretty much guarantees that a compiler can never do
> anything clever, like know that "hey, you used a static initializer on
> this thing, and the fields are const, so now know statically what the
> functions are, and I can just turn the indirect jumps into direct
> jumps".
But we do not care? rcu_sync_struct->ops is only used by the writer
(slow path). In this case the simpler the better, I think.
> - instead, use a "static const" type descriptor for each type (it
> approaches being your "rcu_sync_ops" structure). Pass this in as an
> argument to all the functions (use a #define per type or something, so
> that users don't need to do this by hand)
>
> - now every single user passes in that type descriptor.
>
> - together with using a few inline functions, suddenly the "indirect"
> jumps through this type descriptor end up actually being nice direct
> compile-time constants: iow, they get turned into direct jumps.
Hmm. Can't understand, sorry... Could you spell??
I assume you do not suggest to pass the "type" to, say, rcu_sync_enter?
Oleg.
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