[PATCH][net-next v2] net/mlx5: Expedite notifier unregistration during device teardown
From: lirongqing
Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 20:36:35 EST
From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
During device hot-unplug, the mlx5 driver expects quickly unregister
notification chains. The standard atomic_notifier_chain_unregister()
calls synchronize_rcu(), which introduces significant latency and
can become a bottleneck during mass resource cleanup.
Introduce atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited() to leverage
synchronize_rcu_expedited(), and use it significantly reducing wait
times in the following paths:
- Event Queue (EQ) notifier chain
- Firmware event notifier chain
- IRQ notifier chain
On x86-64 with HZ=1000, 64 networking channels:
- Average teardown time: 3.59s -> 1.9s (47% reduction)
On x86-64 with HZ=250, 64 networking channels:
- Average teardown time: 5.5s -> 1.9s (65% reduction)
Co-developed-by: liyongkang <liyongkang01@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: liyongkang <liyongkang01@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Diff with v1: fix doc warning and add detailed example
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/events.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c | 2 +-
include/linux/notifier.h | 2 ++
kernel/notifier.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
index 22a6371..03ae6ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eq.c
@@ -1244,6 +1244,6 @@ int mlx5_eq_notifier_unregister(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_nb *nb)
{
struct mlx5_eq_table *eqt = dev->priv.eq_table;
- return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&eqt->nh[nb->event_type], &nb->nb);
+ return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited(&eqt->nh[nb->event_type], &nb->nb);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx5_eq_notifier_unregister);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/events.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/events.c
index 4d7f35b..753cb15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/events.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/events.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ int mlx5_notifier_unregister(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct notifier_block *n
{
struct mlx5_events *events = dev->priv.events;
- return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&events->fw_nh, nb);
+ return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited(&events->fw_nh, nb);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx5_notifier_unregister);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
index e051b9a..826685d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ int mlx5_irq_detach_nb(struct mlx5_irq *irq, struct notifier_block *nb)
{
int err = 0;
- err = atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&irq->nh, nb);
+ err = atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited(&irq->nh, nb);
mlx5_irq_put(irq);
return err;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/notifier.h b/include/linux/notifier.h
index 01b6c9d..156d958 100644
--- a/include/linux/notifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/notifier.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ extern int blocking_notifier_chain_register_unique_prio(
extern int atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int raw_notifier_chain_unregister(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
diff --git a/kernel/notifier.c b/kernel/notifier.c
index 2f9fe7c..9b35822 100644
--- a/kernel/notifier.c
+++ b/kernel/notifier.c
@@ -198,6 +198,30 @@ int atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atomic_notifier_chain_unregister);
/**
+ * atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited - Remove notifier from an atomic notifier chain
+ * @nh: Pointer to head of the atomic notifier chain
+ * @n: Entry to remove from notifier chain
+ *
+ * Removes a notifier from an atomic notifier chain and forcefully
+ * accelerates the RCU grace period.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, or -ENOENT on failure.
+ */
+int atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int ret;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&nh->lock, flags);
+ ret = notifier_chain_unregister(&nh->head, n);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nh->lock, flags);
+ synchronize_rcu_expedited();
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atomic_notifier_chain_unregister_expedited);
+
+/**
* atomic_notifier_call_chain - Call functions in an atomic notifier chain
* @nh: Pointer to head of the atomic notifier chain
* @val: Value passed unmodified to notifier function
--
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