Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull scheduler updates from Ingo Molnar:

 - membarrier updates (Mathieu Desnoyers)

 - SMP balancing optimizations (Mel Gorman)

 - stats update optimizations (Peter Zijlstra)

 - RT scheduler race fixes (Steven Rostedt)

 - misc fixes and updates

* 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  sched/fair: Use a recently used CPU as an idle candidate and the basis for SIS
  sched/fair: Do not migrate if the prev_cpu is idle
  sched/fair: Restructure wake_affine*() to return a CPU id
  sched/fair: Remove unnecessary parameters from wake_affine_idle()
  sched/rt: Make update_curr_rt() more accurate
  sched/rt: Up the root domain ref count when passing it around via IPIs
  sched/rt: Use container_of() to get root domain in rto_push_irq_work_func()
  sched/core: Optimize update_stats_*()
  sched/core: Optimize ttwu_stat()
  membarrier/selftest: Test private expedited sync core command
  membarrier/arm64: Provide core serializing command
  membarrier/x86: Provide core serializing command
  membarrier: Provide core serializing command, *_SYNC_CORE
  lockin/x86: Implement sync_core_before_usermode()
  locking: Introduce sync_core_before_usermode()
  membarrier/selftest: Test global expedited command
  membarrier: Provide GLOBAL_EXPEDITED command
  membarrier: Document scheduler barrier requirements
  powerpc, membarrier: Skip memory barrier in switch_mm()
  membarrier/selftest: Test private expedited command

1 files changed, 66 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/membarrier.h b/include/uapi/linux/membarrier.h
index 4e01ad7ffe98..5891d7614c8c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/membarrier.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/membarrier.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * enum membarrier_cmd - membarrier system call command
  * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY:   Query the set of supported commands. It returns
  *                          a bitmask of valid commands.
- * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED:  Execute a memory barrier on all running threads.
+ * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL:  Execute a memory barrier on all running threads.
  *                          Upon return from system call, the caller thread
  *                          is ensured that all running threads have passed
  *                          through a state where all memory accesses to
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@
  *                          (non-running threads are de facto in such a
  *                          state). This covers threads from all processes
  *                          running on the system. This command returns 0.
+ * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED:
+ *                          Execute a memory barrier on all running threads
+ *                          of all processes which previously registered
+ *                          with MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED.
+ *                          Upon return from system call, the caller thread
+ *                          is ensured that all running threads have passed
+ *                          through a state where all memory accesses to
+ *                          user-space addresses match program order between
+ *                          entry to and return from the system call
+ *                          (non-running threads are de facto in such a
+ *                          state). This only covers threads from processes
+ *                          which registered with
+ *                          MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED.
+ *                          This command returns 0. Given that
+ *                          registration is about the intent to receive
+ *                          the barriers, it is valid to invoke
+ *                          MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED from a
+ *                          non-registered process.
+ * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED:
+ *                          Register the process intent to receive
+ *                          MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED memory
+ *                          barriers. Always returns 0.
  * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED:
  *                          Execute a memory barrier on each running
  *                          thread belonging to the same process as the current
@@ -51,7 +73,7 @@
  *                          to and return from the system call
  *                          (non-running threads are de facto in such a
  *                          state). This only covers threads from the
- *                          same processes as the caller thread. This
+ *                          same process as the caller thread. This
  *                          command returns 0 on success. The
  *                          "expedited" commands complete faster than
  *                          the non-expedited ones, they never block,
@@ -64,18 +86,54 @@
  *                          Register the process intent to use
  *                          MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED. Always
  *                          returns 0.
+ * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_SYNC_CORE:
+ *                          In addition to provide memory ordering
+ *                          guarantees described in
+ *                          MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED, ensure
+ *                          the caller thread, upon return from system
+ *                          call, that all its running threads siblings
+ *                          have executed a core serializing
+ *                          instruction. (architectures are required to
+ *                          guarantee that non-running threads issue
+ *                          core serializing instructions before they
+ *                          resume user-space execution). This only
+ *                          covers threads from the same process as the
+ *                          caller thread. This command returns 0 on
+ *                          success. The "expedited" commands complete
+ *                          faster than the non-expedited ones, they
+ *                          never block, but have the downside of
+ *                          causing extra overhead. If this command is
+ *                          not implemented by an architecture, -EINVAL
+ *                          is returned. A process needs to register its
+ *                          intent to use the private expedited sync
+ *                          core command prior to using it, otherwise
+ *                          this command returns -EPERM.
+ * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_SYNC_CORE:
+ *                          Register the process intent to use
+ *                          MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_SYNC_CORE.
+ *                          If this command is not implemented by an
+ *                          architecture, -EINVAL is returned.
+ *                          Returns 0 on success.
+ * @MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED:
+ *                          Alias to MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL. Provided for
+ *                          header backward compatibility.
  *
  * Command to be passed to the membarrier system call. The commands need to
  * be a single bit each, except for MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY which is assigned to
  * the value 0.
  */
 enum membarrier_cmd {
-	MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY				= 0,
-	MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED				= (1 << 0),
-	/* reserved for MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED_EXPEDITED (1 << 1) */
-	/* reserved for MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE (1 << 2) */
-	MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED		= (1 << 3),
-	MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED	= (1 << 4),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_QUERY					= 0,
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL					= (1 << 0),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED				= (1 << 1),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_GLOBAL_EXPEDITED		= (1 << 2),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED			= (1 << 3),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED		= (1 << 4),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_SYNC_CORE		= (1 << 5),
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_REGISTER_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_SYNC_CORE	= (1 << 6),
+
+	/* Alias for header backward compatibility. */
+	MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED			= MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL,
 };
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_MEMBARRIER_H */