xref: /linux/kernel/kthread.c (revision c75c5ab575af7db707689cdbb5a5c458e9a034bb)
1 /* Kernel thread helper functions.
2  *   Copyright (C) 2004 IBM Corporation, Rusty Russell.
3  *
4  * Creation is done via kthreadd, so that we get a clean environment
5  * even if we're invoked from userspace (think modprobe, hotplug cpu,
6  * etc.).
7  */
8 #include <linux/sched.h>
9 #include <linux/kthread.h>
10 #include <linux/completion.h>
11 #include <linux/err.h>
12 #include <linux/cpuset.h>
13 #include <linux/unistd.h>
14 #include <linux/file.h>
15 #include <linux/export.h>
16 #include <linux/mutex.h>
17 #include <linux/slab.h>
18 #include <linux/freezer.h>
19 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
20 #include <trace/events/sched.h>
21 
22 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kthread_create_lock);
23 static LIST_HEAD(kthread_create_list);
24 struct task_struct *kthreadd_task;
25 
26 struct kthread_create_info
27 {
28 	/* Information passed to kthread() from kthreadd. */
29 	int (*threadfn)(void *data);
30 	void *data;
31 	int node;
32 
33 	/* Result passed back to kthread_create() from kthreadd. */
34 	struct task_struct *result;
35 	struct completion done;
36 
37 	struct list_head list;
38 };
39 
40 struct kthread {
41 	unsigned long flags;
42 	unsigned int cpu;
43 	void *data;
44 	struct completion parked;
45 	struct completion exited;
46 };
47 
48 enum KTHREAD_BITS {
49 	KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU = 0,
50 	KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP,
51 	KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK,
52 	KTHREAD_IS_PARKED,
53 };
54 
55 #define to_kthread(tsk)	\
56 	container_of((tsk)->vfork_done, struct kthread, exited)
57 
58 /**
59  * kthread_should_stop - should this kthread return now?
60  *
61  * When someone calls kthread_stop() on your kthread, it will be woken
62  * and this will return true.  You should then return, and your return
63  * value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
64  */
65 bool kthread_should_stop(void)
66 {
67 	return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
68 }
69 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
70 
71 /**
72  * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now?
73  *
74  * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
75  * and this will return true.  You should then do the necessary
76  * cleanup and call kthread_parkme()
77  *
78  * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
79  * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and
80  * calls the thread function again.
81  */
82 bool kthread_should_park(void)
83 {
84 	return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
85 }
86 
87 /**
88  * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
89  * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
90  *
91  * kthread_should_stop() for freezable kthreads, which will enter
92  * refrigerator if necessary.  This function is safe from kthread_stop() /
93  * freezer deadlock and freezable kthreads should use this function instead
94  * of calling try_to_freeze() directly.
95  */
96 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen)
97 {
98 	bool frozen = false;
99 
100 	might_sleep();
101 
102 	if (unlikely(freezing(current)))
103 		frozen = __refrigerator(true);
104 
105 	if (was_frozen)
106 		*was_frozen = frozen;
107 
108 	return kthread_should_stop();
109 }
110 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_freezable_should_stop);
111 
112 /**
113  * kthread_data - return data value specified on kthread creation
114  * @task: kthread task in question
115  *
116  * Return the data value specified when kthread @task was created.
117  * The caller is responsible for ensuring the validity of @task when
118  * calling this function.
119  */
120 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
121 {
122 	return to_kthread(task)->data;
123 }
124 
125 static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread *self)
126 {
127 	__set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
128 	while (test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags)) {
129 		if (!test_and_set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags))
130 			complete(&self->parked);
131 		schedule();
132 		__set_current_state(TASK_PARKED);
133 	}
134 	clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags);
135 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
136 }
137 
138 void kthread_parkme(void)
139 {
140 	__kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current));
141 }
142 
143 static int kthread(void *_create)
144 {
145 	/* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
146 	struct kthread_create_info *create = _create;
147 	int (*threadfn)(void *data) = create->threadfn;
148 	void *data = create->data;
149 	struct kthread self;
150 	int ret;
151 
152 	self.flags = 0;
153 	self.data = data;
154 	init_completion(&self.exited);
155 	init_completion(&self.parked);
156 	current->vfork_done = &self.exited;
157 
158 	/* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
159 	__set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
160 	create->result = current;
161 	complete(&create->done);
162 	schedule();
163 
164 	ret = -EINTR;
165 
166 	if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &self.flags)) {
167 		__kthread_parkme(&self);
168 		ret = threadfn(data);
169 	}
170 	/* we can't just return, we must preserve "self" on stack */
171 	do_exit(ret);
172 }
173 
174 /* called from do_fork() to get node information for about to be created task */
175 int tsk_fork_get_node(struct task_struct *tsk)
176 {
177 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
178 	if (tsk == kthreadd_task)
179 		return tsk->pref_node_fork;
180 #endif
181 	return numa_node_id();
182 }
183 
184 static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info *create)
185 {
186 	int pid;
187 
188 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
189 	current->pref_node_fork = create->node;
190 #endif
191 	/* We want our own signal handler (we take no signals by default). */
192 	pid = kernel_thread(kthread, create, CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
193 	if (pid < 0) {
194 		create->result = ERR_PTR(pid);
195 		complete(&create->done);
196 	}
197 }
198 
199 /**
200  * kthread_create_on_node - create a kthread.
201  * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
202  * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
203  * @node: memory node number.
204  * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread.
205  *
206  * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel
207  * thread.  The thread will be stopped: use wake_up_process() to start
208  * it.  See also kthread_run().
209  *
210  * If thread is going to be bound on a particular cpu, give its node
211  * in @node, to get NUMA affinity for kthread stack, or else give -1.
212  * When woken, the thread will run @threadfn() with @data as its
213  * argument. @threadfn() can either call do_exit() directly if it is a
214  * standalone thread for which no one will call kthread_stop(), or
215  * return when 'kthread_should_stop()' is true (which means
216  * kthread_stop() has been called).  The return value should be zero
217  * or a negative error number; it will be passed to kthread_stop().
218  *
219  * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
220  */
221 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
222 					   void *data, int node,
223 					   const char namefmt[],
224 					   ...)
225 {
226 	struct kthread_create_info create;
227 
228 	create.threadfn = threadfn;
229 	create.data = data;
230 	create.node = node;
231 	init_completion(&create.done);
232 
233 	spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
234 	list_add_tail(&create.list, &kthread_create_list);
235 	spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
236 
237 	wake_up_process(kthreadd_task);
238 	wait_for_completion(&create.done);
239 
240 	if (!IS_ERR(create.result)) {
241 		static const struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = 0 };
242 		va_list args;
243 
244 		va_start(args, namefmt);
245 		vsnprintf(create.result->comm, sizeof(create.result->comm),
246 			  namefmt, args);
247 		va_end(args);
248 		/*
249 		 * root may have changed our (kthreadd's) priority or CPU mask.
250 		 * The kernel thread should not inherit these properties.
251 		 */
252 		sched_setscheduler_nocheck(create.result, SCHED_NORMAL, &param);
253 		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(create.result, cpu_all_mask);
254 	}
255 	return create.result;
256 }
257 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node);
258 
259 static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu, long state)
260 {
261 	/* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
262 	if (!wait_task_inactive(p, state)) {
263 		WARN_ON(1);
264 		return;
265 	}
266 	/* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
267 	do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu));
268 	p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
269 }
270 
271 /**
272  * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
273  * @p: thread created by kthread_create().
274  * @cpu: cpu (might not be online, must be possible) for @k to run on.
275  *
276  * Description: This function is equivalent to set_cpus_allowed(),
277  * except that @cpu doesn't need to be online, and the thread must be
278  * stopped (i.e., just returned from kthread_create()).
279  */
280 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
281 {
282 	__kthread_bind(p, cpu, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
283 }
284 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
285 
286 /**
287  * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread
288  * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
289  * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
290  * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
291  * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
292  *	     to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
293  *
294  * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread
295  * The thread will be woken and put into park mode.
296  */
297 struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
298 					  void *data, unsigned int cpu,
299 					  const char *namefmt)
300 {
301 	struct task_struct *p;
302 
303 	p = kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, cpu_to_node(cpu), namefmt,
304 				   cpu);
305 	if (IS_ERR(p))
306 		return p;
307 	set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &to_kthread(p)->flags);
308 	to_kthread(p)->cpu = cpu;
309 	/* Park the thread to get it out of TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state */
310 	kthread_park(p);
311 	return p;
312 }
313 
314 static struct kthread *task_get_live_kthread(struct task_struct *k)
315 {
316 	struct kthread *kthread;
317 
318 	get_task_struct(k);
319 	kthread = to_kthread(k);
320 	/* It might have exited */
321 	barrier();
322 	if (k->vfork_done != NULL)
323 		return kthread;
324 	return NULL;
325 }
326 
327 static void __kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k, struct kthread *kthread)
328 {
329 	clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
330 	/*
331 	 * We clear the IS_PARKED bit here as we don't wait
332 	 * until the task has left the park code. So if we'd
333 	 * park before that happens we'd see the IS_PARKED bit
334 	 * which might be about to be cleared.
335 	 */
336 	if (test_and_clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
337 		if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &kthread->flags))
338 			__kthread_bind(k, kthread->cpu, TASK_PARKED);
339 		wake_up_state(k, TASK_PARKED);
340 	}
341 }
342 
343 /**
344  * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create().
345  * @k:		thread created by kthread_create().
346  *
347  * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and
348  * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its
349  * bound to the cpu again.
350  */
351 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k)
352 {
353 	struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k);
354 
355 	if (kthread)
356 		__kthread_unpark(k, kthread);
357 	put_task_struct(k);
358 }
359 
360 /**
361  * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create().
362  * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
363  *
364  * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
365  * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create()
366  * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without
367  * calling threadfn().
368  *
369  * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited.
370  * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set.
371  */
372 int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k)
373 {
374 	struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k);
375 	int ret = -ENOSYS;
376 
377 	if (kthread) {
378 		if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
379 			set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
380 			if (k != current) {
381 				wake_up_process(k);
382 				wait_for_completion(&kthread->parked);
383 			}
384 		}
385 		ret = 0;
386 	}
387 	put_task_struct(k);
388 	return ret;
389 }
390 
391 /**
392  * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
393  * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
394  *
395  * Sets kthread_should_stop() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
396  * waits for it to exit. This can also be called after kthread_create()
397  * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will exit without
398  * calling threadfn().
399  *
400  * If threadfn() may call do_exit() itself, the caller must ensure
401  * task_struct can't go away.
402  *
403  * Returns the result of threadfn(), or %-EINTR if wake_up_process()
404  * was never called.
405  */
406 int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k)
407 {
408 	struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k);
409 	int ret;
410 
411 	trace_sched_kthread_stop(k);
412 	if (kthread) {
413 		set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &kthread->flags);
414 		__kthread_unpark(k, kthread);
415 		wake_up_process(k);
416 		wait_for_completion(&kthread->exited);
417 	}
418 	ret = k->exit_code;
419 
420 	put_task_struct(k);
421 	trace_sched_kthread_stop_ret(ret);
422 
423 	return ret;
424 }
425 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_stop);
426 
427 int kthreadd(void *unused)
428 {
429 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
430 
431 	/* Setup a clean context for our children to inherit. */
432 	set_task_comm(tsk, "kthreadd");
433 	ignore_signals(tsk);
434 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(tsk, cpu_all_mask);
435 	set_mems_allowed(node_states[N_MEMORY]);
436 
437 	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
438 
439 	for (;;) {
440 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
441 		if (list_empty(&kthread_create_list))
442 			schedule();
443 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
444 
445 		spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
446 		while (!list_empty(&kthread_create_list)) {
447 			struct kthread_create_info *create;
448 
449 			create = list_entry(kthread_create_list.next,
450 					    struct kthread_create_info, list);
451 			list_del_init(&create->list);
452 			spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
453 
454 			create_kthread(create);
455 
456 			spin_lock(&kthread_create_lock);
457 		}
458 		spin_unlock(&kthread_create_lock);
459 	}
460 
461 	return 0;
462 }
463 
464 void __init_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker,
465 				const char *name,
466 				struct lock_class_key *key)
467 {
468 	spin_lock_init(&worker->lock);
469 	lockdep_set_class_and_name(&worker->lock, key, name);
470 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&worker->work_list);
471 	worker->task = NULL;
472 }
473 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_kthread_worker);
474 
475 /**
476  * kthread_worker_fn - kthread function to process kthread_worker
477  * @worker_ptr: pointer to initialized kthread_worker
478  *
479  * This function can be used as @threadfn to kthread_create() or
480  * kthread_run() with @worker_ptr argument pointing to an initialized
481  * kthread_worker.  The started kthread will process work_list until
482  * the it is stopped with kthread_stop().  A kthread can also call
483  * this function directly after extra initialization.
484  *
485  * Different kthreads can be used for the same kthread_worker as long
486  * as there's only one kthread attached to it at any given time.  A
487  * kthread_worker without an attached kthread simply collects queued
488  * kthread_works.
489  */
490 int kthread_worker_fn(void *worker_ptr)
491 {
492 	struct kthread_worker *worker = worker_ptr;
493 	struct kthread_work *work;
494 
495 	WARN_ON(worker->task);
496 	worker->task = current;
497 repeat:
498 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);	/* mb paired w/ kthread_stop */
499 
500 	if (kthread_should_stop()) {
501 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
502 		spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
503 		worker->task = NULL;
504 		spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
505 		return 0;
506 	}
507 
508 	work = NULL;
509 	spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
510 	if (!list_empty(&worker->work_list)) {
511 		work = list_first_entry(&worker->work_list,
512 					struct kthread_work, node);
513 		list_del_init(&work->node);
514 	}
515 	worker->current_work = work;
516 	spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
517 
518 	if (work) {
519 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
520 		work->func(work);
521 	} else if (!freezing(current))
522 		schedule();
523 
524 	try_to_freeze();
525 	goto repeat;
526 }
527 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_worker_fn);
528 
529 /* insert @work before @pos in @worker */
530 static void insert_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
531 			       struct kthread_work *work,
532 			       struct list_head *pos)
533 {
534 	lockdep_assert_held(&worker->lock);
535 
536 	list_add_tail(&work->node, pos);
537 	work->worker = worker;
538 	if (likely(worker->task))
539 		wake_up_process(worker->task);
540 }
541 
542 /**
543  * queue_kthread_work - queue a kthread_work
544  * @worker: target kthread_worker
545  * @work: kthread_work to queue
546  *
547  * Queue @work to work processor @task for async execution.  @task
548  * must have been created with kthread_worker_create().  Returns %true
549  * if @work was successfully queued, %false if it was already pending.
550  */
551 bool queue_kthread_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
552 			struct kthread_work *work)
553 {
554 	bool ret = false;
555 	unsigned long flags;
556 
557 	spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
558 	if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
559 		insert_kthread_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
560 		ret = true;
561 	}
562 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
563 	return ret;
564 }
565 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(queue_kthread_work);
566 
567 struct kthread_flush_work {
568 	struct kthread_work	work;
569 	struct completion	done;
570 };
571 
572 static void kthread_flush_work_fn(struct kthread_work *work)
573 {
574 	struct kthread_flush_work *fwork =
575 		container_of(work, struct kthread_flush_work, work);
576 	complete(&fwork->done);
577 }
578 
579 /**
580  * flush_kthread_work - flush a kthread_work
581  * @work: work to flush
582  *
583  * If @work is queued or executing, wait for it to finish execution.
584  */
585 void flush_kthread_work(struct kthread_work *work)
586 {
587 	struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
588 		KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
589 		COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
590 	};
591 	struct kthread_worker *worker;
592 	bool noop = false;
593 
594 retry:
595 	worker = work->worker;
596 	if (!worker)
597 		return;
598 
599 	spin_lock_irq(&worker->lock);
600 	if (work->worker != worker) {
601 		spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
602 		goto retry;
603 	}
604 
605 	if (!list_empty(&work->node))
606 		insert_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work, work->node.next);
607 	else if (worker->current_work == work)
608 		insert_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work, worker->work_list.next);
609 	else
610 		noop = true;
611 
612 	spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
613 
614 	if (!noop)
615 		wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
616 }
617 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_work);
618 
619 /**
620  * flush_kthread_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
621  * @worker: worker to flush
622  *
623  * Wait until all currently executing or pending works on @worker are
624  * finished.
625  */
626 void flush_kthread_worker(struct kthread_worker *worker)
627 {
628 	struct kthread_flush_work fwork = {
629 		KTHREAD_WORK_INIT(fwork.work, kthread_flush_work_fn),
630 		COMPLETION_INITIALIZER_ONSTACK(fwork.done),
631 	};
632 
633 	queue_kthread_work(worker, &fwork.work);
634 	wait_for_completion(&fwork.done);
635 }
636 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_kthread_worker);
637