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SubjectRe: locking/rwsem: RT throttling issue due to RT task hogging the cpu
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On 9/27/22 11:30, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> Hi Waiman,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> On 9/27/2022 8:56 PM, Waiman Long wrote:
>> On 9/27/22 11:25, Waiman Long wrote:
>>>
>>> On 9/20/22 12:19, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> We are observing one issue where, sem->owner is not set and
>>>> sem->count=6 [1] which means both RWSEM_FLAG_WAITERS and
>>>> RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF bits are set. And if unfold the sem->wait_list
>>>> we see the following order of process waiting [2] where [a] is
>>>> waiting for write, while [b],[c] are waiting for read and [d] is
>>>> the RT task for which waiter.handoff_set=true and it is
>>>> continuously running on cpu7 and not letting the first write waiter
>>>> [a] on cpu7.
>>>>
>>>> [1]
>>>>
>>>>   sem = 0xFFFFFFD57DDC6680 -> (
>>>>     count = (counter = 6),
>>>>     owner = (counter = 0),
>>>>
>>>> [2]
>>>>
>>>> [a] kworker/7:0 pid: 32516 ==> [b] iptables-restor pid: 18625 ==>
>>>> [c]HwBinder:1544_3  pid: 2024 ==> [d] RenderEngine pid: 2032 cpu: 7
>>>> prio:97 (RT task)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sometime back, Waiman has suggested this which could help in RT task
>>>> leaving the cpu.
>>>>
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/8c33f989-8870-08c6-db12-521de634b34e@redhat.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sorry for the late reply. There is now an alternative way of dealing
>>> with this RT task hogging issue with the commit 48dfb5d2560d
>>> ("locking/rwsem: Disable preemption while trying for rwsem lock").
>>> Could you try it to see if it can address your problem?
>>
>> FYI, this commit is in the tip tree. It is not in the mainline yet.
>
>
> I only posted that patch so, i am aware about it. In that issue
> sem->count was 7 and here it is 6 and current issue occurs after fix
> 48dfb5d2560d ("locking/rwsem: Disable preemption while trying for
> rwsem lock").

Thanks for the quick reply. So it doesn't completely fix this RT hogging
issue. It is harder than I thought. Will look further into this.

Cheers,
Longman

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