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Xuewen Yan 4332cf75e4 fuse: give wakeup hints to the scheduler for synchronous requests
When a synchronous FUSE request is sent, the in-kernel client queues it
on fiq->pending and wakes the userspace daemon sleeping in
fuse_dev_do_read()->wait_event_interruptible_exclusive(fiq->waitq, ...).
The client then blocks in request_wait_answer() waiting for the reply,
so the waker is about to go to sleep: this is exactly the pattern that
WF_SYNC is meant to optimise.
As Peter Zijlstra explained in the earlier discussion [1],
WF_SYNC is a hint that the waker is about to sleep and the waker and
wakee share data, so stacking the woken thread on the current CPU
is beneficial for cache locality instead of searching for an idle one.

Add a wake_up_sync() wrapper for task on the synchronous request path.

Performance:

  On an Android big.LITTLE device where the FUSE daemon (MediaProvider)
  runs as a background service on the little cores while foreground
  applications run on the big cores, the synchronous wakeup hint lets
  the scheduler pull the daemon thread onto the big core that is
  issuing the request, where the request data is cache-hot.  Measured
  by qixiaoyu [2] on a 2000-picture zip decompression to /sdcard:

    ------------------------------------------
    | Default   | patched     | Improvement |
    ------------------------------------------
    | 13.0 s    | 7.0 s       | 46%         |
    ------------------------------------------

    Server thread wall duration: 3583 ms -> 1276 ms
    Server runs on big core:       5% -> 79%

  The original 4K-file copy/compress/decompress workload [1] on the
  same kind of device showed a ~28% improvement (13.8s -> 9.9s).

  Note: Miklos reported [2] that on his test box he could not observe
  an actual migration from wake_up_interruptible_sync(); the benefit
  appears to be most visible on asymmetric topologies (big.LITTLE,
  where the daemon normally lives on a little core) and on workloads
  dominated by small synchronous requests.  No regression was
  reported on the symmetric- SMP test setups tried.

The earlier version of this change [1] added a `bool sync` argument
to all three hooks of `struct fuse_iqueue_ops` and threaded it
through virtio_fs as well.  Miklos questioned the interface churn,
and the patch has been stalled since.

Re-work it so the exported interface is left alone.  The hint is
carried in a new FR_SYNC_WAKEUP bit of the existing `fuse_req->flags`
bitfield (an `unsigned long`, so no layout change):

  - __fuse_request_send() sets the flag before fuse_send_one().
  - fuse_dev_queue_req() consumes it with test_and_clear_bit() and
    forwards the result to fuse_dev_wake_and_unlock(), which then
    picks wake_up_sync() or wake_up().
  - The forget, interrupt and resend paths pass `false` explicitly,
    preserving their original wake_up() behaviour.

Only /dev/fuse ever wakes fiq->waitq; virtio_fs and fuse_uring
dispatch through their own transport and never call wake_up(), so
threading `sync` through their ops would just add an unused argument.
test_and_clear_bit() makes the flag a one-shot hint that cannot leak
into a future requeue, and no extra cleanup is needed in
fuse_request_end()/fuse_put_request().

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1638780405-38026-1-git-send-email-quic_pragalla@quicinc.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221222093407.GA1141@mi-HP-ProDesk-680-G4-MT/

This work is based on "Pradeep P V K <quic_pragalla@quicinc.com>"  and
"Pavankumar Kondeti <quic_pkondeti@quicinc.com>"

Assisted-by: TRAE:GLM-5.2
Signed-off-by: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan@unisoc.com>
Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
History 2026-08-18 11:52:56 +02:00
arch - Prevent OOB access in the resctrl code while offlining 2026-07-05 05:37:46 -10:00
block block: handle REQ_OP_ZONE_APPEND in __bio_integrity_action 2026-06-24 06:53:25 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-06-21 13:20:19 -07:00
Documentation docs: fuse: document io-uring buffer pool and zero-copy uapi 2026-08-17 17:02:37 +02:00
drivers io_uring/rsrc: rename io_buffer_register_bvec()/io_buffer_unregister_bvec() 2026-08-17 17:02:09 +02:00
fs fuse: give wakeup hints to the scheduler for synchronous requests 2026-08-18 11:52:56 +02:00
include fuse: add zero-copy over io-uring 2026-08-17 17:02:37 +02:00
init mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-06-21 13:20:19 -07:00
io_uring io_uring/rsrc: rename and export IO_IMU_DEST / IO_IMU_SOURCE 2026-08-17 17:02:10 +02:00
ipc kernel-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:05:50 +05:30
kernel Misc perf events fixes: 2026-07-05 05:34:43 -10:00
lib RISC-V updates for v7.2-rc2 2026-07-03 15:07:24 -10:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm block-7.2-20260625 2026-06-25 09:56:47 -07:00
net Split <linux/mod_devicetable.h> in per subsystem headers 2026-07-02 20:54:26 -10:00
rust Rust changes for v7.2 (addendum) 2026-06-24 15:11:08 -07:00
samples tracing/events: Fix to check the simple_tsk_fn creation 2026-06-30 23:58:19 +09:00
scripts scripts/sorttable: Handle RISC-V patchable ftrace entries 2026-06-25 13:15:03 -06:00
security bpf: Reject BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE creation if BPF LSM is uninitialized 2026-06-30 16:31:56 +02:00
sound sound fixes for 7.2-rc2 2026-07-05 05:26:45 -10:00
tools Misc perf events fixes: 2026-07-05 05:34:43 -10:00
usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt s390: 2026-06-25 10:21:13 -07:00
.clang-format clang-format: fix formatting of guard() and scoped_guard() statements 2026-05-28 21:24:41 -07:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
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.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-04-02 16:48:25 +02:00
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.mailmap MAINTAINERS: Update Jason Wang's email address 2026-06-29 19:09:00 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-06-21 13:20:19 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS sound fixes for 7.2-rc2 2026-07-05 05:26:45 -10:00
Makefile Linux 7.2-rc2 2026-07-05 14:44:06 -10:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst