[Devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] ve: get_curr_ve: first try getting ve with rcu lock

[Pavel Tikhomirov]

We can hold rcu lock so that ve pointer is still valid and using
css_tryget we can get reference on ve cgroup if it is not yet
destroying. In case cgroup is destroying retry with cgroup_mutex.

https://jira.sw.ru/browse/PSBM-123766

Signed-off-by: Pavel Tikhomirov <ptikhomirov at virtuozzo.com>
---
 kernel/ve/ve.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/ve/ve.c b/kernel/ve/ve.c
index 8b7e2ad67530..f22e0d6b3b34 100644
--- a/kernel/ve/ve.c
+++ b/kernel/ve/ve.c
@@ -143,10 +143,31 @@ struct ve_struct *get_curr_ve(void)
 	struct ve_struct *ve;
 
 	/*
-	 * Under cgroup_mutex both current tasks ve cgroup and ->task_ve
-	 * pointer can't change. Corresponding cgroup_mutex around
-	 * cgroup_attach_task() protects us from it.
+	 * If first thread loads current->task_ve pointer, and if just after
+	 * that current is moved by other thread from this ve cgroup to some
+	 * other and this ve cgroup gets destroyed, ve pointer gets freed, so
+	 * first thread can't use such ve pointer safely.
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Fast path: Let's make it safe with rcu lock, though current can be
+	 * moved to other ve cgroup and our ve cgroup can start destroying, ve
+	 * pointer would be still valid. As it is freed in ve_destroy. And
+	 * ve_destroy is called from rcu callback after task_ve had changed.
 	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ve = rcu_dereference(current->task_ve);
+	if (css_tryget(&ve->css)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return ve;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	/*
+	 * Slow path: Under cgroup_mutex both current tasks ve cgroup and
+	 * task_ve pointer can't change. Corresponding cgroup_mutex around
+	 * cgroup_attach_task() protects us from it.
+	*/
 	mutex_lock(&cgroup_mutex);
 	ve = get_ve(current->task_ve);
 	mutex_unlock(&cgroup_mutex);
@@ -1121,7 +1142,7 @@ static void ve_attach(struct cgroup *cg, struct cgroup_taskset *tset)
 
 		ve_try_set_task_start_time(ve, task);
 
-		task->task_ve = ve;
+		rcu_assign_pointer(task->task_ve, ve);
 	}
 
 	/* Adjust cpuid faulting */
-- 
2.31.1