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/* periodic_work.c
*
* Copyright (C) 2010 - 2015 UNISYS CORPORATION
* All rights reserved.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
* version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE or
* NON INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*/
/*
* Helper functions to schedule periodic work in Linux kernel mode.
*/
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include "periodic_work.h"
#define MYDRVNAME "periodic_work"
struct periodic_work {
rwlock_t lock;
struct delayed_work work;
void (*workfunc)(void *);
void *workfuncarg;
bool is_scheduled;
bool want_to_stop;
ulong jiffy_interval;
struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
const char *devnam;
};
static void periodic_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct periodic_work *pw;
pw = container_of(work, struct periodic_work, work.work);
(*pw->workfunc)(pw->workfuncarg);
}
struct periodic_work *visor_periodic_work_create(ulong jiffy_interval,
struct workqueue_struct *workqueue,
void (*workfunc)(void *),
void *workfuncarg,
const char *devnam)
{
struct periodic_work *pw;
pw = kzalloc(sizeof(*pw), GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY);
if (!pw)
return NULL;
rwlock_init(&pw->lock);
pw->jiffy_interval = jiffy_interval;
pw->workqueue = workqueue;
pw->workfunc = workfunc;
pw->workfuncarg = workfuncarg;
pw->devnam = devnam;
return pw;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_periodic_work_create);
void visor_periodic_work_destroy(struct periodic_work *pw)
{
kfree(pw);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_periodic_work_destroy);
/** Call this from your periodic work worker function to schedule the next
* call.
* If this function returns false, there was a failure and the
* periodic work is no longer scheduled
*/
bool visor_periodic_work_nextperiod(struct periodic_work *pw)
{
bool rc = false;
write_lock(&pw->lock);
if (pw->want_to_stop) {
pw->is_scheduled = false;
pw->want_to_stop = false;
rc = true; /* yes, true; see visor_periodic_work_stop() */
goto unlock;
} else if (!queue_delayed_work(pw->workqueue, &pw->work,
pw->jiffy_interval)) {
pw->is_scheduled = false;
rc = false;
goto unlock;
}
rc = true;
unlock:
write_unlock(&pw->lock);
return rc;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_periodic_work_nextperiod);
/** This function returns true iff new periodic work was actually started.
* If this function returns false, then no work was started
* (either because it was already started, or because of a failure).
*/
bool visor_periodic_work_start(struct periodic_work *pw)
{
bool rc = false;
write_lock(&pw->lock);
if (pw->is_scheduled) {
rc = false;
goto unlock;
}
if (pw->want_to_stop) {
rc = false;
goto unlock;
}
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&pw->work, &periodic_work_func);
if (!queue_delayed_work(pw->workqueue, &pw->work,
pw->jiffy_interval)) {
rc = false;
goto unlock;
}
pw->is_scheduled = true;
rc = true;
unlock:
write_unlock(&pw->lock);
return rc;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_periodic_work_start);
/** This function returns true iff your call actually stopped the periodic
* work.
*
* -- PAY ATTENTION... this is important --
*
* NO NO #1
*
* Do NOT call this function from some function that is running on the
* same workqueue as the work you are trying to stop might be running
* on! If you violate this rule, visor_periodic_work_stop() MIGHT work,
* but it also MIGHT get hung up in an infinite loop saying
* "waiting for delayed work...". This will happen if the delayed work
* you are trying to cancel has been put in the workqueue list, but can't
* run yet because we are running that same workqueue thread right now.
*
* Bottom line: If you need to call visor_periodic_work_stop() from a
* workitem, be sure the workitem is on a DIFFERENT workqueue than the
* workitem that you are trying to cancel.
*
* If I could figure out some way to check for this "no no" condition in
* the code, I would. It would have saved me the trouble of writing this
* long comment. And also, don't think this is some "theoretical" race
* condition. It is REAL, as I have spent the day chasing it.
*
* NO NO #2
*
* Take close note of the locks that you own when you call this function.
* You must NOT own any locks that are needed by the periodic work
* function that is currently installed. If you DO, a deadlock may result,
* because stopping the periodic work often involves waiting for the last
* iteration of the periodic work function to complete. Again, if you hit
* this deadlock, you will get hung up in an infinite loop saying
* "waiting for delayed work...".
*/
bool visor_periodic_work_stop(struct periodic_work *pw)
{
bool stopped_something = false;
write_lock(&pw->lock);
stopped_something = pw->is_scheduled && (!pw->want_to_stop);
while (pw->is_scheduled) {
pw->want_to_stop = true;
if (cancel_delayed_work(&pw->work)) {
/* We get here if the delayed work was pending as
* delayed work, but was NOT run.
*/
WARN_ON(!pw->is_scheduled);
pw->is_scheduled = false;
} else {
/* If we get here, either the delayed work:
* - was run, OR,
* - is running RIGHT NOW on another processor, OR,
* - wasn't even scheduled (there is a miniscule
* timing window where this could be the case)
* flush_workqueue() would make sure it is finished
* executing, but that still isn't very useful, which
* explains the loop...
*/
}
if (pw->is_scheduled) {
write_unlock(&pw->lock);
schedule_timeout_interruptible(msecs_to_jiffies(10));
write_lock(&pw->lock);
} else {
pw->want_to_stop = false;
}
}
write_unlock(&pw->lock);
return stopped_something;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visor_periodic_work_stop);