xprtrdma: Convert send buffer free list to llist

rpcrdma_buffer_get() and rpcrdma_buffer_put() both take rb_lock to
pop/push from the rb_send_bufs free list. Under high I/O concurrency
(e.g., nconnect=N with small random writes), this spinlock is contended
between the request submission path and the transport completion path.

Replace the list_head with an llist_head. The put side uses
lockless llist_add(), which is safe for concurrent producers. The
get side retains the spinlock to satisfy the llist single-consumer
contract portably; submitters continue to serialize there. Completion
handlers returning buffers no longer contend on rb_lock, eliminating
contention on the return path.

rb_lock remains for the MR free list and the tracking lists used
during setup and teardown. rb_free_reps already uses llist_head, so
the llist idiom is established in this structure. The precedent is the
data structure, not the locking: rb_free_reps serializes its single
consumer through the re_receiving gate in rpcrdma_post_recvs, whereas
rb_send_bufs serializes its consumer with rb_lock. Both satisfy the
llist single-consumer contract.

Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Anna Schumaker <anna.schumaker@hammerspace.com>
This commit is contained in:
Chuck Lever 2026-06-05 16:40:33 -04:00 committed by Anna Schumaker
parent 7cf5e4fc36
commit 417efc5202
2 changed files with 18 additions and 22 deletions

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@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ int rpcrdma_buffer_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buf->rb_all_mrs);
INIT_WORK(&buf->rb_refresh_worker, rpcrdma_mr_refresh_worker);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buf->rb_send_bufs);
init_llist_head(&buf->rb_send_bufs);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buf->rb_allreqs);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buf->rb_all_reps);
@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ int rpcrdma_buffer_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
RPCRDMA_V1_DEF_INLINE_SIZE * 2);
if (!req)
goto out;
list_add(&req->rl_list, &buf->rb_send_bufs);
llist_add(&req->rl_node, &buf->rb_send_bufs);
}
init_llist_head(&buf->rb_free_reps);
@ -1214,16 +1214,14 @@ static void rpcrdma_mrs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
void
rpcrdma_buffer_destroy(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf)
{
struct rpcrdma_req *req, *next;
struct llist_node *node;
rpcrdma_reps_destroy(buf);
while (!list_empty(&buf->rb_send_bufs)) {
struct rpcrdma_req *req;
req = list_first_entry(&buf->rb_send_bufs,
struct rpcrdma_req, rl_list);
list_del(&req->rl_list);
node = llist_del_all(&buf->rb_send_bufs);
llist_for_each_entry_safe(req, next, node, rl_node)
rpcrdma_req_destroy(req);
}
}
/**
@ -1270,15 +1268,15 @@ void rpcrdma_reply_put(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buffers, struct rpcrdma_req *req)
struct rpcrdma_req *
rpcrdma_buffer_get(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buffers)
{
struct rpcrdma_req *req;
struct llist_node *node;
/* Calls to llist_del_first are required to be serialized */
spin_lock(&buffers->rb_lock);
req = list_first_entry_or_null(&buffers->rb_send_bufs,
struct rpcrdma_req, rl_list);
if (req)
list_del_init(&req->rl_list);
node = llist_del_first(&buffers->rb_send_bufs);
spin_unlock(&buffers->rb_lock);
return req;
if (!node)
return NULL;
return llist_entry(node, struct rpcrdma_req, rl_node);
}
/**
@ -1291,9 +1289,7 @@ void rpcrdma_buffer_put(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buffers, struct rpcrdma_req *req)
{
rpcrdma_reply_put(buffers, req);
spin_lock(&buffers->rb_lock);
list_add(&req->rl_list, &buffers->rb_send_bufs);
spin_unlock(&buffers->rb_lock);
llist_add(&req->rl_node, &buffers->rb_send_bufs);
}
/* Returns a pointer to a rpcrdma_regbuf object, or NULL.

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@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ enum {
struct rpcrdma_buffer;
struct rpcrdma_req {
struct list_head rl_list;
struct llist_node rl_node;
struct rpc_rqst rl_slot;
struct rpcrdma_rep *rl_reply;
struct xdr_stream rl_stream;
@ -374,14 +374,14 @@ rpcrdma_mr_pop(struct list_head *list)
}
/*
* struct rpcrdma_buffer -- holds list/queue of pre-registered memory for
* inline requests/replies, and client/server credits.
* struct rpcrdma_buffer -- holds pre-registered memory for inline
* requests/replies, and client/server credits.
*
* One of these is associated with a transport instance
*/
struct rpcrdma_buffer {
spinlock_t rb_lock;
struct list_head rb_send_bufs;
struct llist_head rb_send_bufs;
struct list_head rb_mrs;
unsigned long rb_sc_head;