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Diffstat (limited to 'fs')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/io_uring.c | 119 |
1 files changed, 110 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c index d5e23a6dd6aa..7ab93e854eb2 100644 --- a/fs/io_uring.c +++ b/fs/io_uring.c @@ -4,15 +4,28 @@ * supporting fast/efficient IO. * * A note on the read/write ordering memory barriers that are matched between - * the application and kernel side. When the application reads the CQ ring - * tail, it must use an appropriate smp_rmb() to order with the smp_wmb() - * the kernel uses after writing the tail. Failure to do so could cause a - * delay in when the application notices that completion events available. - * This isn't a fatal condition. Likewise, the application must use an - * appropriate smp_wmb() both before writing the SQ tail, and after writing - * the SQ tail. The first one orders the sqe writes with the tail write, and - * the latter is paired with the smp_rmb() the kernel will issue before - * reading the SQ tail on submission. + * the application and kernel side. + * + * After the application reads the CQ ring tail, it must use an + * appropriate smp_rmb() to pair with the smp_wmb() the kernel uses + * before writing the tail (using smp_load_acquire to read the tail will + * do). It also needs a smp_mb() before updating CQ head (ordering the + * entry load(s) with the head store), pairing with an implicit barrier + * through a control-dependency in io_get_cqring (smp_store_release to + * store head will do). Failure to do so could lead to reading invalid + * CQ entries. + * + * Likewise, the application must use an appropriate smp_wmb() before + * writing the SQ tail (ordering SQ entry stores with the tail store), + * which pairs with smp_load_acquire in io_get_sqring (smp_store_release + * to store the tail will do). And it needs a barrier ordering the SQ + * head load before writing new SQ entries (smp_load_acquire to read + * head will do). + * + * When using the SQ poll thread (IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL), the application + * needs to check the SQ flags for IORING_SQ_NEED_WAKEUP *after* + * updating the SQ tail; a full memory barrier smp_mb() is needed + * between. * * Also see the examples in the liburing library: * @@ -70,20 +83,108 @@ struct io_uring { u32 tail ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp; }; +/* + * This data is shared with the application through the mmap at offset + * IORING_OFF_SQ_RING. + * + * The offsets to the member fields are published through struct + * io_sqring_offsets when calling io_uring_setup. + */ struct io_sq_ring { + /* + * Head and tail offsets into the ring; the offsets need to be + * masked to get valid indices. + * + * The kernel controls head and the application controls tail. + */ struct io_uring r; + /* + * Bitmask to apply to head and tail offsets (constant, equals + * ring_entries - 1) + */ u32 ring_mask; + /* Ring size (constant, power of 2) */ u32 ring_entries; + /* + * Number of invalid entries dropped by the kernel due to + * invalid index stored in array + * + * Written by the kernel, shouldn't be modified by the + * application (i.e. get number of "new events" by comparing to + * cached value). + * + * After a new SQ head value was read by the application this + * counter includes all submissions that were dropped reaching + * the new SQ head (and possibly more). + */ u32 dropped; + /* + * Runtime flags + * + * Written by the kernel, shouldn't be modified by the + * application. + * + * The application needs a full memory barrier before checking + * for IORING_SQ_NEED_WAKEUP after updating the sq tail. + */ u32 flags; + /* + * Ring buffer of indices into array of io_uring_sqe, which is + * mmapped by the application using the IORING_OFF_SQES offset. + * + * This indirection could e.g. be used to assign fixed + * io_uring_sqe entries to operations and only submit them to + * the queue when needed. + * + * The kernel modifies neither the indices array nor the entries + * array. + */ u32 array[]; }; +/* + * This data is shared with the application through the mmap at offset + * IORING_OFF_CQ_RING. + * + * The offsets to the member fields are published through struct + * io_cqring_offsets when calling io_uring_setup. + */ struct io_cq_ring { + /* + * Head and tail offsets into the ring; the offsets need to be + * masked to get valid indices. + * + * The application controls head and the kernel tail. + */ struct io_uring r; + /* + * Bitmask to apply to head and tail offsets (constant, equals + * ring_entries - 1) + */ u32 ring_mask; + /* Ring size (constant, power of 2) */ u32 ring_entries; + /* + * Number of completion events lost because the queue was full; + * this should be avoided by the application by making sure + * there are not more requests pending thatn there is space in + * the completion queue. + * + * Written by the kernel, shouldn't be modified by the + * application (i.e. get number of "new events" by comparing to + * cached value). + * + * As completion events come in out of order this counter is not + * ordered with any other data. + */ u32 overflow; + /* + * Ring buffer of completion events. + * + * The kernel writes completion events fresh every time they are + * produced, so the application is allowed to modify pending + * entries. + */ struct io_uring_cqe cqes[]; }; |