dm: optimize use SRCU and RCU
authorMikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:41:18 +0000 (23:41 +0100)
committerAlasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:41:18 +0000 (23:41 +0100)
commit83d5e5b0af907d46d241a86d9e44003b3f0accbd
tree46349d07c2090da15c250af3bac40833eb96e9f0
parent2480945cd44b50ba8b1646544eec2db21f064f12
dm: optimize use SRCU and RCU

This patch removes "io_lock" and "map_lock" in struct mapped_device and
"holders" in struct dm_table and replaces these mechanisms with
sleepable-rcu.

Previously, the code would call "dm_get_live_table" and "dm_table_put" to
get and release table. Now, the code is changed to call "dm_get_live_table"
and "dm_put_live_table". dm_get_live_table locks sleepable-rcu and
dm_put_live_table unlocks it.

dm_get_live_table_fast/dm_put_live_table_fast can be used instead of
dm_get_live_table/dm_put_live_table. These *_fast functions use
non-sleepable RCU, so the caller must not block between them.

If the code changes active or inactive dm table, it must call
dm_sync_table before destroying the old table.

Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@ce.jp.nec.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
drivers/md/dm-table.c
drivers/md/dm.c
include/linux/device-mapper.h
include/uapi/linux/dm-ioctl.h