linux/kernel
Peter Zijlstra a734d9fca8 futex: Optimize futex hash bucket access patterns
Breno reported significant c2c HITM in a futex hash heavy workload.

It turns out that the hash bucket to private hash table reverse pointer
(futex_hash_bucket::priv) was to blame. Notably when the hash buckets are
heavily contended, the: 'fph = bh->priv;' load in futex_hash() will typically
miss and consequently become quite expensive.

Since this load in particular is quite superfluous, removing it is fairly
straight forward. However, removing it does not in fact achieve anything much.
The pain moves to the next user, notably: futex_hash_put().

Therefore rework the whole private hash refcounting to avoid needing this back
pointer (and removing it). Instead of passing around 'struct futex_hash_bucket
*hb', pass around a new structure that contains it and the related 'struct
futex_private_hash *fph' pointer in tandem.

Funnily this turns out to remove more code than it adds and significantly
improves futex hash performance (as measured by 'perf bench futex hash'):

SKL dual socket 112 threads:

		  Baseline        Patched
  shared (16k)    1571857         1641435         + 4.4%
  autosize (512)   646390          903371         +39.7%
  -b 256           464395          587014         +26.4%
  -b 512           715687          995943         +39.2%
  -b 1024          995085         1396328         +40.3%
  -b 2048         1293114         1668395         +29.0%
  -b 4096         2124438         2240228         + 5.5%

Zen3 dual socket 256 threads:

                  Baseline        Patched
  shared  (16k)   1275840         1381279         + 8.2%
  autosize (512)  1252745         1482179         +18.3%
  -b 256           856274          955455         +11.5%
  -b 512          1267490         1544010         +21.8%
  -b 1024         1424013         1625424         +14.1%
  -b 2048         1505181         1669342         +10.9%
  -b 4096         1465993         1688932         +15.2%

AMD EPYC 9D64 (Zen4, single socket) 176 threads:

                       Baseline       Patched      Delta
  shared (16k)         1,230,599      1,368,655    +11.2%
  autosize (1024)      1,285,440      1,556,946    +21.1%
  -b 256               1,341,471      1,520,303    +13.3%
  -b 512               1,438,330      1,599,319    +11.2%
  -b 1024              1,443,772      1,622,493    +12.4%
  -b 2048              1,472,108      1,643,975    +11.7%
  -b 4096              1,333,098      1,570,897    +17.8%

Reported-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Tested-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Tested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260610135510.GB1430057@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net
2026-06-11 13:41:24 +02:00
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bpf bpf-fixes 2026-04-17 15:58:22 -07:00
cgroup cgroup: Fixes for v7.1-rc1 2026-04-27 16:51:27 -07:00
configs Remove WARN_ALL_UNSEEDED_RANDOM kernel config option 2026-02-23 11:18:48 -08:00
debug kgdb: update outdated references to kgdb_wait() 2026-04-21 16:41:54 +01:00
dma memblock: updates for 7.0-rc1 2026-04-18 11:29:14 -07:00
entry futex: Provide infrastructure to plug the non contended robust futex unlock race 2026-06-03 11:38:52 +02:00
events mm.git review status for linus..mm-stable 2026-04-15 12:59:16 -07:00
futex futex: Optimize futex hash bucket access patterns 2026-06-11 13:41:24 +02:00
gcov Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
irq genirq: Move NULL check into irqdesc_lock guard unlock expression 2026-06-03 11:38:47 +02:00
kcsan kcsan: test: Adjust "expect" allocation type for kmalloc_obj 2026-02-26 09:54:08 -08:00
livepatch Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
liveupdate kho: fix error handling in kho_add_subtree() 2026-04-27 05:54:23 -07:00
locking locking/rtmutex: Annotate API and implementation 2026-05-19 13:49:01 +02:00
module module: Simplify warning on positive returns from module_init() 2026-04-04 00:04:48 +00:00
power Merge branches 'pm-cpuidle', 'pm-opp' and 'pm-sleep' 2026-04-10 12:37:27 +02:00
printk Merge branch 'rework/prb-fixes' into for-linus 2026-04-20 13:42:01 +02:00
rcu RCU changes for v7.1 2026-04-13 09:36:45 -07:00
sched sched/membarrier: Modernize membarrier_global_expedited with cleanup guards 2026-05-05 12:50:48 +02:00
time clockevents: Add missing resets of the next_event_forced flag 2026-04-16 21:22:04 +02:00
trace tracing/probes: Limit size of event probe to 3K 2026-04-29 16:07:38 -04:00
unwind Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
.gitignore kheaders: rebuild kheaders_data.tar.xz when a file is modified within a minute 2025-06-24 20:30:37 +09:00
acct.c vfs-7.1-rc1.misc 2026-04-13 14:20:11 -07:00
async.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_fsnotify.c audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
audit_tree.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
audit_watch.c audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
audit.c audit: handle unknown status requests in audit_receive_msg() 2026-03-10 15:22:43 -04:00
audit.h audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
auditfilter.c audit: fix coding style issues 2026-03-05 22:16:08 -05:00
auditsc.c audit: widen ino fields to u64 2026-03-06 14:31:26 +01:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c x86/asm: Remove ANNOTATE_DATA_SPECIAL usage 2025-12-03 16:53:19 +01:00
capability.c
cfi.c cfi: Move BPF CFI types and helpers to generic code 2025-07-31 18:23:53 -07:00
compat.c
configs.c
context_tracking.c context_tracking: Remove rcu_task_trace_heavyweight_{enter,exit}() 2026-01-01 16:39:46 +08:00
cpu_pm.c syscore: Pass context data to callbacks 2025-11-14 10:01:52 +01:00
cpu.c SPDX updates for 7.0-rc1 2026-02-17 09:46:03 -08:00
crash_core_test.c crash: add KUnit tests for crash_exclude_mem_range 2025-09-13 17:32:55 -07:00
crash_core.c kernel/crash: remove inclusion of crypto/sha1.h 2026-03-27 21:19:46 -07:00
crash_dump_dm_crypt.c crash_dump/dm-crypt: don't print in arch-specific code 2026-04-02 23:36:24 -07:00
crash_reserve.c kernel/crash: remove inclusion of crypto/sha1.h 2026-03-27 21:19:46 -07:00
cred.c cred: remove unused set_security_override_from_ctx() 2026-01-06 20:52:57 -05:00
delayacct.c delayacct: fix uapi timespec64 definition 2026-02-08 00:13:32 -08:00
dma.c
elfcorehdr.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c futex: Move futex task related data into a struct 2026-06-03 11:38:49 +02:00
exit.h
extable.c
fail_function.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
fork.c futex: Make futex_mm_init() void 2026-06-03 11:38:49 +02:00
freezer.c freezer: Clarify that only cgroup1 freezer uses PM freezer 2025-10-30 20:10:27 +01:00
gen_kheaders.sh kheaders: make it possible to override TAR 2025-08-06 10:23:36 +09:00
groups.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
hung_task.c hung_task: explicitly report I/O wait state in log output 2026-03-27 21:19:40 -07:00
iomem.c
irq_work.c kernel: Use trace_call__##name() at guarded tracepoint call sites 2026-03-26 08:28:49 -04:00
jump_label.c jump_label: use ATOMIC_INIT() for initialization of .enabled 2026-03-16 13:16:48 +01:00
kallsyms_internal.h kallsyms: Get rid of kallsyms relative base 2026-01-22 15:58:22 -07:00
kallsyms_selftest.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kallsyms_selftest.h
kallsyms.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-02-12 12:13:01 -08:00
kcmp.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.kexec liveupdate: kho: move to kernel/liveupdate 2025-11-27 14:24:33 -08:00
Kconfig.locks
Kconfig.preempt sched: Further restrict the preemption modes 2026-01-08 12:43:57 +01:00
kcov.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kexec_core.c kernel/kexec: remove inclusion of crypto/hash.h 2026-03-27 21:19:46 -07:00
kexec_elf.c
kexec_file.c kexec: derive purgatory entry from symbol 2026-01-31 16:16:07 -08:00
kexec_internal.h kexec: enable CMA based contiguous allocation 2025-08-02 12:01:38 -07:00
kexec.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kheaders.c
kprobes.c kprobes: Remove unneeded warnings from __arm_kprobe_ftrace() 2026-03-13 23:15:26 +09:00
kstack_erase.c sysctl: remove __user qualifier from stack_erasing_sysctl buffer argument 2025-11-27 15:44:53 +01:00
ksyms_common.c
ksysfs.c kernel: ksysfs: initialize kernel_kobj earlier 2026-04-03 19:39:52 +02:00
kthread.c kthread: consolidate kthread exit paths to prevent use-after-free 2026-02-26 10:45:49 +01:00
latencytop.c
Makefile kcov: Enable context analysis 2026-01-05 16:43:34 +01:00
module_signature.c module: Give 'enum pkey_id_type' a more specific name 2026-03-24 21:42:37 +00:00
notifier.c
nscommon.c nsfs: tighten permission checks for ns iteration ioctls 2026-02-27 22:00:08 +01:00
nsproxy.c vfs-7.1-rc1.mount.v2 2026-04-14 19:59:25 -07:00
nstree.c nstree: tighten permission checks for listing 2026-02-27 22:00:11 +01:00
padata.c padata: Put CPU offline callback in ONLINE section to allow failure 2026-03-22 11:17:59 +09:00
panic.c kernel/panic: mark init_taint_buf as __initdata and panic instead of warning in alloc_taint_buf() 2026-03-27 21:19:33 -07:00
params.c module: Clean up parse_args() arguments 2026-03-18 21:43:18 +00:00
pid_namespace.c pid_namespace: allow opening pid_for_children before init was created 2026-03-20 14:44:26 +01:00
pid_sysctl.h
pid.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-04-16 20:11:56 -07:00
profile.c
ptrace.c clone: add CLONE_AUTOREAP 2026-03-11 23:14:02 +01:00
range.c
reboot.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
regset.c
relay.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
resource_kunit.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
resource.c PCI: Align head space better 2026-03-27 10:19:08 -05:00
rseq.c rseq: slice ext: Ensure rseq feature size differs from original rseq size 2026-02-23 11:19:19 +01:00
scftorture.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
scs.c scs: fix a wrong parameter in __scs_magic 2025-11-12 10:00:13 -08:00
seccomp.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
signal.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-04-16 20:11:56 -07:00
smp.c tracing updates for v7.1: 2026-04-17 09:43:12 -07:00
smpboot.c sched/smp: Use the SMP version of idle_thread_set_boot_cpu() 2025-06-13 08:47:20 +02:00
smpboot.h
softirq.c softirq: Prepare for deferred hrtimer rearming 2026-02-27 16:40:13 +01:00
stacktrace.c
static_call_inline.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
static_call.c
stop_machine.c sched/core: Fix migrate_swap() vs. hotplug 2025-07-01 15:02:03 +02:00
sys_ni.c rseq: Implement sys_rseq_slice_yield() 2026-01-22 11:11:17 +01:00
sys.c prctl: cfi: change the branch landing pad prctl()s to be more descriptive 2026-04-04 18:40:58 -06:00
sysctl-test.c
sysctl.c sysctl: fix uninitialized variable in proc_do_large_bitmap 2026-03-26 09:32:19 +01:00
task_work.c task_work: Fix NMI race condition 2025-10-29 10:29:54 +01:00
taskstats.c taskstats: set version in TGID exit notifications 2026-04-15 02:15:02 -07:00
torture.c torture: Avoid modulo-zero error in torture_hrtimeout_ns() 2026-03-30 15:48:14 -04:00
tracepoint.c tracepoint: balance regfunc() on func_add() failure in tracepoint_add_func() 2026-04-14 05:17:02 -04:00
tsacct.c tsacct: skip all kernel threads 2026-01-26 19:07:13 -08:00
ucount.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
uid16.c
uid16.h
umh.c treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types 2026-02-21 01:02:28 -08:00
up.c
user_namespace.c Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c ns: drop custom reference count initialization for initial namespaces 2025-11-11 10:01:32 +01:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c namespace-6.18-rc1 2025-09-29 11:20:29 -07:00
vhost_task.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
vmcore_info.c mm.git review status for linus..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-04-16 20:11:56 -07:00
watch_queue.c Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
watchdog_buddy.c watchdog/hardlockup: improve buddy system detection timeliness 2026-03-27 21:19:47 -07:00
watchdog_perf.c watchdog/hardlockup: simplify perf event probe and remove per-cpu dependency 2026-02-08 00:13:35 -08:00
watchdog.c watchdog/hardlockup: improve buddy system detection timeliness 2026-03-27 21:19:47 -07:00
workqueue_internal.h workqueue: Show in-flight work item duration in stall diagnostics 2026-03-05 07:27:48 -10:00
workqueue.c workqueue: Changes for v7.1 2026-04-15 10:32:08 -07:00