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LU-6285 ptlrpc: Get rid of cpus_* calls as deprecated
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index e6bbf18..e4f89eb 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-/* -*- mode: c; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
- * vim:expandtab:shiftwidth=8:tabstop=8:
- *
+/*
  * GPL HEADER START
  *
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  * GPL HEADER END
  */
 /*
- * Copyright  2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2014, Intel Corporation.
  */
 /*
  * This file is part of Lustre, http://www.lustre.org/
  * lustre/ptlrpc/ptlrpcd.c
  */
 
-#define DEBUG_SUBSYSTEM S_RPC
+/** \defgroup ptlrpcd PortalRPC daemon
+ *
+ * ptlrpcd is a special thread with its own set where other user might add
+ * requests when they don't want to wait for their completion.
+ * PtlRPCD will take care of sending such requests and then processing their
+ * replies and calling completion callbacks as necessary.
+ * The callbacks are called directly from ptlrpcd context.
+ * It is important to never significantly block (esp. on RPCs!) within such
+ * completion handler or a deadlock might occur where ptlrpcd enters some
+ * callback that attempts to send another RPC and wait for it to return,
+ * during which time ptlrpcd is completely blocked, so e.g. if import
+ * fails, recovery cannot progress because connection requests are also
+ * sent by ptlrpcd.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-# include <libcfs/libcfs.h>
-#else /* __KERNEL__ */
-# include <liblustre.h>
-# include <ctype.h>
-#endif
+#define DEBUG_SUBSYSTEM S_RPC
 
+#include <libcfs/libcfs.h>
 #include <lustre_net.h>
-# include <lustre_lib.h>
-
+#include <lustre_lib.h>
 #include <lustre_ha.h>
 #include <obd_class.h>   /* for obd_zombie */
 #include <obd_support.h> /* for OBD_FAIL_CHECK */
 #include <cl_object.h> /* cl_env_{get,put}() */
 #include <lprocfs_status.h>
 
-enum pscope_thread {
-        PT_NORMAL,
-        PT_RECOVERY,
-        PT_NR
-};
+#include "ptlrpc_internal.h"
 
-struct ptlrpcd_scope_ctl {
-        struct ptlrpcd_thread {
-                const char        *pt_name;
-                struct ptlrpcd_ctl pt_ctl;
-        } pscope_thread[PT_NR];
+struct ptlrpcd {
+        int                pd_size;
+        int                pd_index;
+        int                pd_nthreads;
+        struct ptlrpcd_ctl pd_thread_rcv;
+        struct ptlrpcd_ctl pd_threads[0];
 };
 
-static struct ptlrpcd_scope_ctl ptlrpcd_scopes[PSCOPE_NR] = {
-        [PSCOPE_BRW] = {
-                .pscope_thread = {
-                        [PT_NORMAL] = {
-                                .pt_name = "ptlrpcd-brw"
-                        },
-                        [PT_RECOVERY] = {
-                                .pt_name = "ptlrpcd-brw-rcv"
-                        }
-                }
-        },
-        [PSCOPE_OTHER] = {
-                .pscope_thread = {
-                        [PT_NORMAL] = {
-                                .pt_name = "ptlrpcd"
-                        },
-                        [PT_RECOVERY] = {
-                                .pt_name = "ptlrpcd-rcv"
-                        }
-                }
-        }
-};
+static int max_ptlrpcds;
+CFS_MODULE_PARM(max_ptlrpcds, "i", int, 0644,
+                "Max ptlrpcd thread count to be started.");
+
+static int ptlrpcd_bind_policy = PDB_POLICY_PAIR;
+CFS_MODULE_PARM(ptlrpcd_bind_policy, "i", int, 0644,
+                "Ptlrpcd threads binding mode.");
+static struct ptlrpcd *ptlrpcds;
 
-cfs_semaphore_t ptlrpcd_sem;
+struct mutex ptlrpcd_mutex;
 static int ptlrpcd_users = 0;
 
 void ptlrpcd_wake(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
 {
-        struct ptlrpc_request_set *rq_set = req->rq_set;
+       struct ptlrpc_request_set *set = req->rq_set;
 
-        LASSERT(rq_set != NULL);
+       LASSERT(set != NULL);
+       wake_up(&set->set_waitq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpcd_wake);
+
+static struct ptlrpcd_ctl *
+ptlrpcd_select_pc(struct ptlrpc_request *req, pdl_policy_t policy, int index)
+{
+        int idx = 0;
+
+        if (req != NULL && req->rq_send_state != LUSTRE_IMP_FULL)
+                return &ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv;
+
+       switch (policy) {
+       case PDL_POLICY_SAME:
+               idx = smp_processor_id() % ptlrpcds->pd_nthreads;
+               break;
+        case PDL_POLICY_LOCAL:
+                /* Before CPU partition patches available, process it the same
+                 * as "PDL_POLICY_ROUND". */
+# ifdef CFS_CPU_MODE_NUMA
+# warning "fix this code to use new CPU partition APIs"
+# endif
+                /* Fall through to PDL_POLICY_ROUND until the CPU
+                 * CPU partition patches are available. */
+                index = -1;
+        case PDL_POLICY_PREFERRED:
+               if (index >= 0 && index < num_online_cpus()) {
+                        idx = index % ptlrpcds->pd_nthreads;
+                        break;
+                }
+                /* Fall through to PDL_POLICY_ROUND for bad index. */
+        default:
+                /* Fall through to PDL_POLICY_ROUND for unknown policy. */
+        case PDL_POLICY_ROUND:
+                /* We do not care whether it is strict load balance. */
+                idx = ptlrpcds->pd_index + 1;
+               if (idx == smp_processor_id())
+                        idx++;
+                idx %= ptlrpcds->pd_nthreads;
+                ptlrpcds->pd_index = idx;
+                break;
+        }
 
-        cfs_waitq_signal(&rq_set->set_waitq);
+        return &ptlrpcds->pd_threads[idx];
 }
 
-/*
+/**
  * Move all request from an existing request set to the ptlrpcd queue.
  * All requests from the set must be in phase RQ_PHASE_NEW.
  */
 void ptlrpcd_add_rqset(struct ptlrpc_request_set *set)
 {
-        cfs_list_t *tmp, *pos;
-
-        cfs_list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, &set->set_requests) {
-                struct ptlrpc_request *req =
-                        cfs_list_entry(pos, struct ptlrpc_request,
-                                       rq_set_chain);
-
-                LASSERT(req->rq_phase == RQ_PHASE_NEW);
-                cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_set_chain);
-                req->rq_set = NULL;
-                ptlrpcd_add_req(req, PSCOPE_OTHER);
-                set->set_remaining--;
-        }
-        LASSERT(set->set_remaining == 0);
+       struct list_head *tmp, *pos;
+        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc;
+        struct ptlrpc_request_set *new;
+        int count, i;
+
+        pc = ptlrpcd_select_pc(NULL, PDL_POLICY_LOCAL, -1);
+        new = pc->pc_set;
+
+       list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, &set->set_requests) {
+               struct ptlrpc_request *req =
+                       list_entry(pos, struct ptlrpc_request,
+                                  rq_set_chain);
+
+               LASSERT(req->rq_phase == RQ_PHASE_NEW);
+               req->rq_set = new;
+               req->rq_queued_time = cfs_time_current();
+       }
+
+       spin_lock(&new->set_new_req_lock);
+       list_splice_init(&set->set_requests, &new->set_new_requests);
+       i = atomic_read(&set->set_remaining);
+       count = atomic_add_return(i, &new->set_new_count);
+       atomic_set(&set->set_remaining, 0);
+       spin_unlock(&new->set_new_req_lock);
+       if (count == i) {
+               wake_up(&new->set_waitq);
+
+               /* XXX: It maybe unnecessary to wakeup all the partners. But to
+                *      guarantee the async RPC can be processed ASAP, we have
+                *      no other better choice. It maybe fixed in future. */
+               for (i = 0; i < pc->pc_npartners; i++)
+                       wake_up(&pc->pc_partners[i]->pc_set->set_waitq);
+       }
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpcd_add_rqset);
 
-/*
+/**
+ * Return transferred RPCs count.
+ */
+static int ptlrpcd_steal_rqset(struct ptlrpc_request_set *des,
+                               struct ptlrpc_request_set *src)
+{
+       struct list_head *tmp, *pos;
+       struct ptlrpc_request *req;
+       int rc = 0;
+
+       spin_lock(&src->set_new_req_lock);
+       if (likely(!list_empty(&src->set_new_requests))) {
+               list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, &src->set_new_requests) {
+                       req = list_entry(pos, struct ptlrpc_request,
+                                        rq_set_chain);
+                       req->rq_set = des;
+               }
+               list_splice_init(&src->set_new_requests,
+                                &des->set_requests);
+               rc = atomic_read(&src->set_new_count);
+               atomic_add(rc, &des->set_remaining);
+               atomic_set(&src->set_new_count, 0);
+       }
+       spin_unlock(&src->set_new_req_lock);
+       return rc;
+}
+
+/**
  * Requests that are added to the ptlrpcd queue are sent via
  * ptlrpcd_check->ptlrpc_check_set().
  */
-int ptlrpcd_add_req(struct ptlrpc_request *req, enum ptlrpcd_scope scope)
+void ptlrpcd_add_req(struct ptlrpc_request *req, pdl_policy_t policy, int idx)
 {
-        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc;
-        enum pscope_thread  pt;
-        int rc;
-
-        LASSERT(scope < PSCOPE_NR);
-        pt = req->rq_send_state == LUSTRE_IMP_FULL ? PT_NORMAL : PT_RECOVERY;
-        pc = &ptlrpcd_scopes[scope].pscope_thread[pt].pt_ctl;
-        rc = ptlrpc_set_add_new_req(pc, req);
-        /*
-         * XXX disable this for CLIO: environment is needed for interpreter.
-         *     add debug temporary to check rc.
-         */
-        LASSERTF(rc == 0, "ptlrpcd_add_req failed (rc = %d)\n", rc);
-        if (rc && 0) {
-                /*
-                 * Thread is probably in stop now so we need to
-                 * kill this rpc as it was not added. Let's call
-                 * interpret for it to let know we're killing it
-                 * so that higher levels might free associated
-                 * resources.
-                 */
-                ptlrpc_req_interpret(NULL, req, -EBADR);
-                req->rq_set = NULL;
-                ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
-        } else if (req->rq_send_state == LUSTRE_IMP_CONNECTING) {
-                /*
-                 * The request is for recovery, should be sent ASAP.
-                 */
-                cfs_waitq_signal(&pc->pc_set->set_waitq);
-        }
+       struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc;
+
+       if (req->rq_reqmsg)
+               lustre_msg_set_jobid(req->rq_reqmsg, NULL);
+
+       spin_lock(&req->rq_lock);
+       if (req->rq_invalid_rqset) {
+               struct l_wait_info lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT(cfs_time_seconds(5),
+                                                    back_to_sleep, NULL);
+
+               req->rq_invalid_rqset = 0;
+               spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
+               l_wait_event(req->rq_set_waitq, (req->rq_set == NULL), &lwi);
+       } else if (req->rq_set) {
+               /* If we have a vaid "rq_set", just reuse it to avoid double
+                * linked. */
+               LASSERT(req->rq_phase == RQ_PHASE_NEW);
+               LASSERT(req->rq_send_state == LUSTRE_IMP_REPLAY);
+
+               /* ptlrpc_check_set will decrease the count */
+               atomic_inc(&req->rq_set->set_remaining);
+               spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
+               wake_up(&req->rq_set->set_waitq);
+               return;
+       } else {
+               spin_unlock(&req->rq_lock);
+       }
+
+       pc = ptlrpcd_select_pc(req, policy, idx);
+
+       DEBUG_REQ(D_INFO, req, "add req [%p] to pc [%s:%d]",
+                 req, pc->pc_name, pc->pc_index);
+
+       ptlrpc_set_add_new_req(pc, req);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpcd_add_req);
 
-        return rc;
+static inline void ptlrpc_reqset_get(struct ptlrpc_request_set *set)
+{
+       atomic_inc(&set->set_refcount);
 }
 
-static int ptlrpcd_check(const struct lu_env *env, struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc)
+/**
+ * Check if there is more work to do on ptlrpcd set.
+ * Returns 1 if yes.
+ */
+static int ptlrpcd_check(struct lu_env *env, struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc)
 {
-        cfs_list_t *tmp, *pos;
+       struct list_head *tmp, *pos;
         struct ptlrpc_request *req;
+        struct ptlrpc_request_set *set = pc->pc_set;
         int rc = 0;
+        int rc2;
         ENTRY;
 
-        cfs_spin_lock(&pc->pc_set->set_new_req_lock);
-        cfs_list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, &pc->pc_set->set_new_requests) {
-                req = cfs_list_entry(pos, struct ptlrpc_request, rq_set_chain);
-                cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_set_chain);
-                ptlrpc_set_add_req(pc->pc_set, req);
-                /*
-                 * Need to calculate its timeout.
-                 */
-                rc = 1;
-        }
-        cfs_spin_unlock(&pc->pc_set->set_new_req_lock);
-
-        if (pc->pc_set->set_remaining) {
-                rc = rc | ptlrpc_check_set(env, pc->pc_set);
-
-                /*
-                 * XXX: our set never completes, so we prune the completed
-                 * reqs after each iteration. boy could this be smarter.
-                 */
-                cfs_list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, &pc->pc_set->set_requests) {
-                        req = cfs_list_entry(pos, struct ptlrpc_request,
-                                         rq_set_chain);
-                        if (req->rq_phase != RQ_PHASE_COMPLETE)
-                                continue;
-
-                        cfs_list_del_init(&req->rq_set_chain);
-                        req->rq_set = NULL;
-                        ptlrpc_req_finished (req);
-                }
-        }
-
-        if (rc == 0) {
-                /*
-                 * If new requests have been added, make sure to wake up.
-                 */
-                cfs_spin_lock(&pc->pc_set->set_new_req_lock);
-                rc = !cfs_list_empty(&pc->pc_set->set_new_requests);
-                cfs_spin_unlock(&pc->pc_set->set_new_req_lock);
-        }
-
-        RETURN(rc);
+       if (atomic_read(&set->set_new_count)) {
+               spin_lock(&set->set_new_req_lock);
+               if (likely(!list_empty(&set->set_new_requests))) {
+                       list_splice_init(&set->set_new_requests,
+                                            &set->set_requests);
+                       atomic_add(atomic_read(&set->set_new_count),
+                                  &set->set_remaining);
+                       atomic_set(&set->set_new_count, 0);
+                       /*
+                        * Need to calculate its timeout.
+                        */
+                       rc = 1;
+               }
+               spin_unlock(&set->set_new_req_lock);
+       }
+
+       /* We should call lu_env_refill() before handling new requests to make
+        * sure that env key the requests depending on really exists.
+        */
+       rc2 = lu_env_refill(env);
+       if (rc2 != 0) {
+               /*
+                * XXX This is very awkward situation, because
+                * execution can neither continue (request
+                * interpreters assume that env is set up), nor repeat
+                * the loop (as this potentially results in a tight
+                * loop of -ENOMEM's).
+                *
+                * Fortunately, refill only ever does something when
+                * new modules are loaded, i.e., early during boot up.
+                */
+               CERROR("Failure to refill session: %d\n", rc2);
+               RETURN(rc);
+       }
+
+       if (atomic_read(&set->set_remaining))
+               rc |= ptlrpc_check_set(env, set);
+
+       /* NB: ptlrpc_check_set has already moved complted request at the
+        * head of seq::set_requests */
+       list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, &set->set_requests) {
+               req = list_entry(pos, struct ptlrpc_request, rq_set_chain);
+               if (req->rq_phase != RQ_PHASE_COMPLETE)
+                       break;
+
+               list_del_init(&req->rq_set_chain);
+               req->rq_set = NULL;
+               ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
+       }
+
+       if (rc == 0) {
+               /*
+                * If new requests have been added, make sure to wake up.
+                */
+               rc = atomic_read(&set->set_new_count);
+
+                /* If we have nothing to do, check whether we can take some
+                 * work from our partner threads. */
+                if (rc == 0 && pc->pc_npartners > 0) {
+                        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *partner;
+                        struct ptlrpc_request_set *ps;
+                        int first = pc->pc_cursor;
+
+                        do {
+                                partner = pc->pc_partners[pc->pc_cursor++];
+                                if (pc->pc_cursor >= pc->pc_npartners)
+                                        pc->pc_cursor = 0;
+                                if (partner == NULL)
+                                        continue;
+
+                               spin_lock(&partner->pc_lock);
+                               ps = partner->pc_set;
+                               if (ps == NULL) {
+                                       spin_unlock(&partner->pc_lock);
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+
+                               ptlrpc_reqset_get(ps);
+                               spin_unlock(&partner->pc_lock);
+
+                               if (atomic_read(&ps->set_new_count)) {
+                                       rc = ptlrpcd_steal_rqset(set, ps);
+                                       if (rc > 0)
+                                               CDEBUG(D_RPCTRACE, "transfer %d"
+                                                      " async RPCs [%d->%d]\n",
+                                                      rc, partner->pc_index,
+                                                      pc->pc_index);
+                               }
+                               ptlrpc_reqset_put(ps);
+                       } while (rc == 0 && pc->pc_cursor != first);
+               }
+       }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-/*
+/**
+ * Main ptlrpcd thread.
  * ptlrpc's code paths like to execute in process context, so we have this
- * thread which spins on a set which contains the io rpcs. llite specifies
- * ptlrpcd's set when it pushes pages down into the oscs.
+ * thread which spins on a set which contains the rpcs and sends them.
+ *
  */
 static int ptlrpcd(void *arg)
 {
-        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc = arg;
-        struct lu_env env = { .le_ses = NULL };
-        int rc, exit = 0;
-        ENTRY;
-
-        rc = cfs_daemonize_ctxt(pc->pc_name);
-        if (rc == 0) {
-                /*
-                 * XXX So far only "client" ptlrpcd uses an environment. In
-                 * the future, ptlrpcd thread (or a thread-set) has to given
-                 * an argument, describing its "scope".
-                 */
-                rc = lu_context_init(&env.le_ctx,
-                                     LCT_CL_THREAD|LCT_REMEMBER|LCT_NOREF);
-        }
-
-        cfs_complete(&pc->pc_starting);
+       struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc = arg;
+       struct ptlrpc_request_set *set = pc->pc_set;
+       struct lu_context ses = { 0 };
+       struct lu_env env = { .le_ses = &ses };
+       int rc, exit = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       unshare_fs_struct();
+#if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+       if (test_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags)) {
+               int index = pc->pc_index;
+
+               if (index >= 0 && index < num_possible_cpus()) {
+                       while (!cpu_online(index)) {
+                               if (++index >= num_possible_cpus())
+                                       index = 0;
+                       }
+                       set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current,
+                                    cpumask_of_node(cpu_to_node(index)));
+               }
+       }
+#endif
+       /* Both client and server (MDT/OST) may use the environment. */
+       rc = lu_context_init(&env.le_ctx, LCT_MD_THREAD | LCT_DT_THREAD |
+                                         LCT_CL_THREAD | LCT_REMEMBER |
+                                         LCT_NOREF);
+       if (rc == 0) {
+               rc = lu_context_init(env.le_ses,
+                                    LCT_SESSION|LCT_REMEMBER|LCT_NOREF);
+               if (rc != 0)
+                       lu_context_fini(&env.le_ctx);
+       }
+       complete(&pc->pc_starting);
 
         if (rc != 0)
                 RETURN(rc);
-        env.le_ctx.lc_cookie = 0x7;
 
         /*
          * This mainloop strongly resembles ptlrpc_set_wait() except that our
@@ -255,37 +417,22 @@ static int ptlrpcd(void *arg)
                 struct l_wait_info lwi;
                 int timeout;
 
-                rc = lu_env_refill(&env);
-                if (rc != 0) {
-                        /*
-                         * XXX This is very awkward situation, because
-                         * execution can neither continue (request
-                         * interpreters assume that env is set up), nor repeat
-                         * the loop (as this potentially results in a tight
-                         * loop of -ENOMEM's).
-                         *
-                         * Fortunately, refill only ever does something when
-                         * new modules are loaded, i.e., early during boot up.
-                         */
-                        CERROR("Failure to refill session: %d\n", rc);
-                        continue;
-                }
-
-                timeout = ptlrpc_set_next_timeout(pc->pc_set);
+                timeout = ptlrpc_set_next_timeout(set);
                 lwi = LWI_TIMEOUT(cfs_time_seconds(timeout ? timeout : 1),
-                                  ptlrpc_expired_set, pc->pc_set);
-
-                lu_context_enter(&env.le_ctx);
-                l_wait_event(pc->pc_set->set_waitq,
-                             ptlrpcd_check(&env, pc), &lwi);
-                lu_context_exit(&env.le_ctx);
-
-                /*
-                 * Abort inflight rpcs for forced stop case.
-                 */
-                if (cfs_test_bit(LIOD_STOP, &pc->pc_flags)) {
-                        if (cfs_test_bit(LIOD_FORCE, &pc->pc_flags))
-                                ptlrpc_abort_set(pc->pc_set);
+                                  ptlrpc_expired_set, set);
+
+               lu_context_enter(&env.le_ctx);
+               lu_context_enter(env.le_ses);
+               l_wait_event(set->set_waitq, ptlrpcd_check(&env, pc), &lwi);
+               lu_context_exit(&env.le_ctx);
+               lu_context_exit(env.le_ses);
+
+               /*
+                * Abort inflight rpcs for forced stop case.
+                */
+               if (test_bit(LIOD_STOP, &pc->pc_flags)) {
+                       if (test_bit(LIOD_FORCE, &pc->pc_flags))
+                                ptlrpc_abort_set(set);
                         exit++;
                 }
 
@@ -298,60 +445,159 @@ static int ptlrpcd(void *arg)
         /*
          * Wait for inflight requests to drain.
          */
-        if (!cfs_list_empty(&pc->pc_set->set_requests))
-                ptlrpc_set_wait(pc->pc_set);
-        lu_context_fini(&env.le_ctx);
-        cfs_complete(&pc->pc_finishing);
-
-        cfs_clear_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags);
-        cfs_clear_bit(LIOD_STOP, &pc->pc_flags);
-        cfs_clear_bit(LIOD_FORCE, &pc->pc_flags);
-        return 0;
-}
+       if (!list_empty(&set->set_requests))
+                ptlrpc_set_wait(set);
+       lu_context_fini(&env.le_ctx);
+       lu_context_fini(env.le_ses);
 
-#else /* !__KERNEL__ */
+       complete(&pc->pc_finishing);
 
-int ptlrpcd_check_async_rpcs(void *arg)
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/* XXX: We want multiple CPU cores to share the async RPC load. So we start many
+ *      ptlrpcd threads. We also want to reduce the ptlrpcd overhead caused by
+ *      data transfer cross-CPU cores. So we bind ptlrpcd thread to specified
+ *      CPU core. But binding all ptlrpcd threads maybe cause response delay
+ *      because of some CPU core(s) busy with other loads.
+ *
+ *      For example: "ls -l", some async RPCs for statahead are assigned to
+ *      ptlrpcd_0, and ptlrpcd_0 is bound to CPU_0, but CPU_0 may be quite busy
+ *      with other non-ptlrpcd, like "ls -l" itself (we want to the "ls -l"
+ *      thread, statahead thread, and ptlrpcd thread can run in parallel), under
+ *      such case, the statahead async RPCs can not be processed in time, it is
+ *      unexpected. If ptlrpcd_0 can be re-scheduled on other CPU core, it may
+ *      be better. But it breaks former data transfer policy.
+ *
+ *      So we shouldn't be blind for avoiding the data transfer. We make some
+ *      compromise: divide the ptlrpcd threds pool into two parts. One part is
+ *      for bound mode, each ptlrpcd thread in this part is bound to some CPU
+ *      core. The other part is for free mode, all the ptlrpcd threads in the
+ *      part can be scheduled on any CPU core. We specify some partnership
+ *      between bound mode ptlrpcd thread(s) and free mode ptlrpcd thread(s),
+ *      and the async RPC load within the partners are shared.
+ *
+ *      It can partly avoid data transfer cross-CPU (if the bound mode ptlrpcd
+ *      thread can be scheduled in time), and try to guarantee the async RPC
+ *      processed ASAP (as long as the free mode ptlrpcd thread can be scheduled
+ *      on any CPU core).
+ *
+ *      As for how to specify the partnership between bound mode ptlrpcd
+ *      thread(s) and free mode ptlrpcd thread(s), the simplest way is to use
+ *      <free bound> pair. In future, we can specify some more complex
+ *      partnership based on the patches for CPU partition. But before such
+ *      patches are available, we prefer to use the simplest one.
+ */
+# ifdef CFS_CPU_MODE_NUMA
+# warning "fix ptlrpcd_bind() to use new CPU partition APIs"
+# endif
+static int ptlrpcd_bind(int index, int max)
 {
-        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc = arg;
-        int                 rc = 0;
+       struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc;
+       int rc = 0;
+#if defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
+       cpumask_t mask;
+#endif
+       ENTRY;
+
+        LASSERT(index <= max - 1);
+        pc = &ptlrpcds->pd_threads[index];
+        switch (ptlrpcd_bind_policy) {
+        case PDB_POLICY_NONE:
+                pc->pc_npartners = -1;
+                break;
+        case PDB_POLICY_FULL:
+                pc->pc_npartners = 0;
+               set_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags);
+                break;
+        case PDB_POLICY_PAIR:
+                LASSERT(max % 2 == 0);
+                pc->pc_npartners = 1;
+                break;
+       case PDB_POLICY_NEIGHBOR:
+#if defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
+       {
+               int i;
+               cpumask_copy(&mask, cpumask_of_node(cpu_to_node(index)));
+               for (i = max; i < num_online_cpus(); i++)
+                       cpumask_clear_cpu(i, &mask);
+               pc->pc_npartners = cpumask_weight(&mask) - 1;
+               set_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags);
+       }
+#else
+                LASSERT(max >= 3);
+                pc->pc_npartners = 2;
+#endif
+                break;
+        default:
+                CERROR("unknown ptlrpcd bind policy %d\n", ptlrpcd_bind_policy);
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+        }
 
-        /*
-         * Single threaded!!
-         */
-        pc->pc_recurred++;
-
-        if (pc->pc_recurred == 1) {
-                rc = lu_env_refill(&pc->pc_env);
-                if (rc == 0) {
-                        lu_context_enter(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx);
-                        rc = ptlrpcd_check(&pc->pc_env, pc);
-                        lu_context_exit(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx);
-                        if (!rc)
-                                ptlrpc_expired_set(pc->pc_set);
-                        /*
-                         * XXX: send replay requests.
-                         */
-                        if (cfs_test_bit(LIOD_RECOVERY, &pc->pc_flags))
-                                rc = ptlrpcd_check(&pc->pc_env, pc);
+        if (rc == 0 && pc->pc_npartners > 0) {
+                OBD_ALLOC(pc->pc_partners,
+                          sizeof(struct ptlrpcd_ctl *) * pc->pc_npartners);
+                if (pc->pc_partners == NULL) {
+                        pc->pc_npartners = 0;
+                        rc = -ENOMEM;
+                } else {
+                        switch (ptlrpcd_bind_policy) {
+                        case PDB_POLICY_PAIR:
+                                if (index & 0x1) {
+                                       set_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags);
+                                        pc->pc_partners[0] = &ptlrpcds->
+                                                pd_threads[index - 1];
+                                        ptlrpcds->pd_threads[index - 1].
+                                                pc_partners[0] = pc;
+                                }
+                                break;
+                       case PDB_POLICY_NEIGHBOR:
+#if defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
+                       {
+                               struct ptlrpcd_ctl *ppc;
+                               int i, pidx;
+                               /* partners are cores in the same NUMA node.
+                                * setup partnership only with ptlrpcd threads
+                                * that are already initialized
+                                */
+                               for (pidx = 0, i = 0; i < index; i++) {
+                                       if (cpumask_test_cpu(i, &mask)) {
+                                               ppc = &ptlrpcds->pd_threads[i];
+                                               pc->pc_partners[pidx++] = ppc;
+                                               ppc->pc_partners[ppc->
+                                                         pc_npartners++] = pc;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                                /* adjust number of partners to the number
+                                 * of partnership really setup */
+                                pc->pc_npartners = pidx;
+                       }
+#else
+                                if (index & 0x1)
+                                       set_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags);
+                                if (index > 0) {
+                                        pc->pc_partners[0] = &ptlrpcds->
+                                                pd_threads[index - 1];
+                                        ptlrpcds->pd_threads[index - 1].
+                                                pc_partners[1] = pc;
+                                        if (index == max - 1) {
+                                                pc->pc_partners[1] =
+                                                &ptlrpcds->pd_threads[0];
+                                                ptlrpcds->pd_threads[0].
+                                                pc_partners[0] = pc;
+                                        }
+                                }
+#endif
+                                break;
+                        }
                 }
         }
 
-        pc->pc_recurred--;
-        return rc;
-}
-
-int ptlrpcd_idle(void *arg)
-{
-        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc = arg;
-
-        return (cfs_list_empty(&pc->pc_set->set_new_requests) &&
-                pc->pc_set->set_remaining == 0);
+        RETURN(rc);
 }
 
-#endif
 
-int ptlrpcd_start(const char *name, struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc)
+int ptlrpcd_start(int index, int max, const char *name, struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc)
 {
         int rc;
         ENTRY;
@@ -359,128 +605,223 @@ int ptlrpcd_start(const char *name, struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc)
         /*
          * Do not allow start second thread for one pc.
          */
-        if (cfs_test_and_set_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags)) {
-                CERROR("Starting second thread (%s) for same pc %p\n",
-                       name, pc);
-                RETURN(-EALREADY);
-        }
-
-        cfs_init_completion(&pc->pc_starting);
-        cfs_init_completion(&pc->pc_finishing);
-        cfs_spin_lock_init(&pc->pc_lock);
-        strncpy(pc->pc_name, name, sizeof(pc->pc_name) - 1);
+       if (test_and_set_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags)) {
+               CWARN("Starting second thread (%s) for same pc %p\n",
+                     name, pc);
+               RETURN(0);
+       }
+
+       pc->pc_index = index;
+       init_completion(&pc->pc_starting);
+       init_completion(&pc->pc_finishing);
+       spin_lock_init(&pc->pc_lock);
+       strlcpy(pc->pc_name, name, sizeof(pc->pc_name));
         pc->pc_set = ptlrpc_prep_set();
         if (pc->pc_set == NULL)
                 GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
         /*
          * So far only "client" ptlrpcd uses an environment. In the future,
          * ptlrpcd thread (or a thread-set) has to be given an argument,
          * describing its "scope".
          */
         rc = lu_context_init(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx, LCT_CL_THREAD|LCT_REMEMBER);
-        if (rc != 0) {
-                ptlrpc_set_destroy(pc->pc_set);
-                GOTO(out, rc);
-        }
-
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-        rc = cfs_kernel_thread(ptlrpcd, pc, 0);
-        if (rc < 0)  {
-                lu_context_fini(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx);
-                ptlrpc_set_destroy(pc->pc_set);
-                GOTO(out, rc);
-        }
-        rc = 0;
-        cfs_wait_for_completion(&pc->pc_starting);
-#else
-        pc->pc_wait_callback =
-                liblustre_register_wait_callback("ptlrpcd_check_async_rpcs",
-                                                 &ptlrpcd_check_async_rpcs, pc);
-        pc->pc_idle_callback =
-                liblustre_register_idle_callback("ptlrpcd_check_idle_rpcs",
-                                                 &ptlrpcd_idle, pc);
-#endif
+        if (rc != 0)
+               GOTO(out_set, rc);
+
+       {
+               struct task_struct *task;
+               if (index >= 0) {
+                       rc = ptlrpcd_bind(index, max);
+                       if (rc < 0)
+                               GOTO(out_env, rc);
+               }
+
+               task = kthread_run(ptlrpcd, pc, pc->pc_name);
+               if (IS_ERR(task))
+                       GOTO(out_env, rc = PTR_ERR(task));
+
+               wait_for_completion(&pc->pc_starting);
+       }
+       RETURN(0);
+
+out_env:
+       lu_context_fini(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx);
+
+out_set:
+       if (pc->pc_set != NULL) {
+               struct ptlrpc_request_set *set = pc->pc_set;
+
+               spin_lock(&pc->pc_lock);
+               pc->pc_set = NULL;
+               spin_unlock(&pc->pc_lock);
+               ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
+       }
+       clear_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags);
 out:
-        if (rc)
-                cfs_clear_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags);
-        RETURN(rc);
+       clear_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags);
+       RETURN(rc);
 }
 
 void ptlrpcd_stop(struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc, int force)
 {
-        if (!cfs_test_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags)) {
-                CERROR("Thread for pc %p was not started\n", pc);
-                return;
-        }
+       ENTRY;
 
-        cfs_set_bit(LIOD_STOP, &pc->pc_flags);
-        if (force)
-                cfs_set_bit(LIOD_FORCE, &pc->pc_flags);
-        cfs_waitq_signal(&pc->pc_set->set_waitq);
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-        cfs_wait_for_completion(&pc->pc_finishing);
-#else
-        liblustre_deregister_wait_callback(pc->pc_wait_callback);
-        liblustre_deregister_idle_callback(pc->pc_idle_callback);
-#endif
-        lu_context_fini(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx);
-        ptlrpc_set_destroy(pc->pc_set);
+       if (!test_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags)) {
+               CWARN("Thread for pc %p was not started\n", pc);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       set_bit(LIOD_STOP, &pc->pc_flags);
+       if (force)
+               set_bit(LIOD_FORCE, &pc->pc_flags);
+       wake_up(&pc->pc_set->set_waitq);
+
+out:
+       EXIT;
 }
 
-void ptlrpcd_fini(void)
+void ptlrpcd_free(struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc)
 {
-        int i;
-        int j;
+       struct ptlrpc_request_set *set = pc->pc_set;
+       ENTRY;
 
-        ENTRY;
+       if (!test_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags)) {
+               CWARN("Thread for pc %p was not started\n", pc);
+               goto out;
+       }
 
-        for (i = 0; i < PSCOPE_NR; ++i) {
-                for (j = 0; j < PT_NR; ++j) {
-                        struct ptlrpcd_ctl *pc;
+       wait_for_completion(&pc->pc_finishing);
+       lu_context_fini(&pc->pc_env.le_ctx);
 
-                        pc = &ptlrpcd_scopes[i].pscope_thread[j].pt_ctl;
+       spin_lock(&pc->pc_lock);
+       pc->pc_set = NULL;
+       spin_unlock(&pc->pc_lock);
+       ptlrpc_set_destroy(set);
 
-                        if (cfs_test_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags))
-                                ptlrpcd_stop(pc, 0);
-                }
+       clear_bit(LIOD_START, &pc->pc_flags);
+       clear_bit(LIOD_STOP, &pc->pc_flags);
+       clear_bit(LIOD_FORCE, &pc->pc_flags);
+       clear_bit(LIOD_BIND, &pc->pc_flags);
+
+out:
+        if (pc->pc_npartners > 0) {
+                LASSERT(pc->pc_partners != NULL);
+
+                OBD_FREE(pc->pc_partners,
+                         sizeof(struct ptlrpcd_ctl *) * pc->pc_npartners);
+                pc->pc_partners = NULL;
         }
+        pc->pc_npartners = 0;
         EXIT;
 }
 
+static void ptlrpcd_fini(void)
+{
+       int i;
+       ENTRY;
+
+       if (ptlrpcds != NULL) {
+               for (i = 0; i < ptlrpcds->pd_nthreads; i++)
+                       ptlrpcd_stop(&ptlrpcds->pd_threads[i], 0);
+               for (i = 0; i < ptlrpcds->pd_nthreads; i++)
+                       ptlrpcd_free(&ptlrpcds->pd_threads[i]);
+               ptlrpcd_stop(&ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv, 0);
+               ptlrpcd_free(&ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv);
+               OBD_FREE(ptlrpcds, ptlrpcds->pd_size);
+               ptlrpcds = NULL;
+       }
+
+       EXIT;
+}
+
+static int ptlrpcd_init(void)
+{
+       int     nthreads = num_online_cpus();
+       char    name[16];
+       int     size, i = -1, j, rc = 0;
+       ENTRY;
+
+        if (max_ptlrpcds > 0 && max_ptlrpcds < nthreads)
+                nthreads = max_ptlrpcds;
+        if (nthreads < 2)
+                nthreads = 2;
+        if (nthreads < 3 && ptlrpcd_bind_policy == PDB_POLICY_NEIGHBOR)
+                ptlrpcd_bind_policy = PDB_POLICY_PAIR;
+        else if (nthreads % 2 != 0 && ptlrpcd_bind_policy == PDB_POLICY_PAIR)
+                nthreads &= ~1; /* make sure it is even */
+
+        size = offsetof(struct ptlrpcd, pd_threads[nthreads]);
+        OBD_ALLOC(ptlrpcds, size);
+        if (ptlrpcds == NULL)
+                GOTO(out, rc = -ENOMEM);
+
+        snprintf(name, 15, "ptlrpcd_rcv");
+       set_bit(LIOD_RECOVERY, &ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv.pc_flags);
+        rc = ptlrpcd_start(-1, nthreads, name, &ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv);
+        if (rc < 0)
+                GOTO(out, rc);
+
+        /* XXX: We start nthreads ptlrpc daemons. Each of them can process any
+         *      non-recovery async RPC to improve overall async RPC efficiency.
+         *
+         *      But there are some issues with async I/O RPCs and async non-I/O
+         *      RPCs processed in the same set under some cases. The ptlrpcd may
+         *      be blocked by some async I/O RPC(s), then will cause other async
+         *      non-I/O RPC(s) can not be processed in time.
+         *
+         *      Maybe we should distinguish blocked async RPCs from non-blocked
+         *      async RPCs, and process them in different ptlrpcd sets to avoid
+         *      unnecessary dependency. But how to distribute async RPCs load
+         *      among all the ptlrpc daemons becomes another trouble. */
+        for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++) {
+                snprintf(name, 15, "ptlrpcd_%d", i);
+                rc = ptlrpcd_start(i, nthreads, name, &ptlrpcds->pd_threads[i]);
+                if (rc < 0)
+                        GOTO(out, rc);
+        }
+
+        ptlrpcds->pd_size = size;
+        ptlrpcds->pd_index = 0;
+        ptlrpcds->pd_nthreads = nthreads;
+
+out:
+        if (rc != 0 && ptlrpcds != NULL) {
+                for (j = 0; j <= i; j++)
+                        ptlrpcd_stop(&ptlrpcds->pd_threads[j], 0);
+               for (j = 0; j <= i; j++)
+                       ptlrpcd_free(&ptlrpcds->pd_threads[j]);
+               ptlrpcd_stop(&ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv, 0);
+               ptlrpcd_free(&ptlrpcds->pd_thread_rcv);
+                OBD_FREE(ptlrpcds, size);
+                ptlrpcds = NULL;
+        }
+
+       RETURN(rc);
+}
+
 int ptlrpcd_addref(void)
 {
         int rc = 0;
-        int i;
-        int j;
         ENTRY;
 
-        cfs_mutex_down(&ptlrpcd_sem);
+       mutex_lock(&ptlrpcd_mutex);
         if (++ptlrpcd_users == 1) {
-                for (i = 0; rc == 0 && i < PSCOPE_NR; ++i) {
-                        for (j = 0; rc == 0 && j < PT_NR; ++j) {
-                                struct ptlrpcd_thread *pt;
-                                struct ptlrpcd_ctl    *pc;
-
-                                pt = &ptlrpcd_scopes[i].pscope_thread[j];
-                                pc = &pt->pt_ctl;
-                                if (j == PT_RECOVERY)
-                                        cfs_set_bit(LIOD_RECOVERY, &pc->pc_flags);
-                                rc = ptlrpcd_start(pt->pt_name, pc);
-                        }
-                }
-                if (rc != 0) {
-                        --ptlrpcd_users;
-                        ptlrpcd_fini();
-                }
-        }
-        cfs_mutex_up(&ptlrpcd_sem);
+               rc = ptlrpcd_init();
+               if (rc < 0)
+                       ptlrpcd_users--;
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&ptlrpcd_mutex);
         RETURN(rc);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpcd_addref);
 
 void ptlrpcd_decref(void)
 {
-        cfs_mutex_down(&ptlrpcd_sem);
+       mutex_lock(&ptlrpcd_mutex);
         if (--ptlrpcd_users == 0)
                 ptlrpcd_fini();
-        cfs_mutex_up(&ptlrpcd_sem);
+       mutex_unlock(&ptlrpcd_mutex);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpcd_decref);
+/** @} ptlrpcd */