xref: /openbmc/linux/lib/list_sort.c (revision 1fa6ac37)
1 #include <linux/kernel.h>
2 #include <linux/module.h>
3 #include <linux/list_sort.h>
4 #include <linux/slab.h>
5 #include <linux/list.h>
6 
7 #define MAX_LIST_LENGTH_BITS 20
8 
9 /*
10  * Returns a list organized in an intermediate format suited
11  * to chaining of merge() calls: null-terminated, no reserved or
12  * sentinel head node, "prev" links not maintained.
13  */
14 static struct list_head *merge(void *priv,
15 				int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
16 					struct list_head *b),
17 				struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
18 {
19 	struct list_head head, *tail = &head;
20 
21 	while (a && b) {
22 		/* if equal, take 'a' -- important for sort stability */
23 		if ((*cmp)(priv, a, b) <= 0) {
24 			tail->next = a;
25 			a = a->next;
26 		} else {
27 			tail->next = b;
28 			b = b->next;
29 		}
30 		tail = tail->next;
31 	}
32 	tail->next = a?:b;
33 	return head.next;
34 }
35 
36 /*
37  * Combine final list merge with restoration of standard doubly-linked
38  * list structure.  This approach duplicates code from merge(), but
39  * runs faster than the tidier alternatives of either a separate final
40  * prev-link restoration pass, or maintaining the prev links
41  * throughout.
42  */
43 static void merge_and_restore_back_links(void *priv,
44 				int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
45 					struct list_head *b),
46 				struct list_head *head,
47 				struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
48 {
49 	struct list_head *tail = head;
50 
51 	while (a && b) {
52 		/* if equal, take 'a' -- important for sort stability */
53 		if ((*cmp)(priv, a, b) <= 0) {
54 			tail->next = a;
55 			a->prev = tail;
56 			a = a->next;
57 		} else {
58 			tail->next = b;
59 			b->prev = tail;
60 			b = b->next;
61 		}
62 		tail = tail->next;
63 	}
64 	tail->next = a ? : b;
65 
66 	do {
67 		/*
68 		 * In worst cases this loop may run many iterations.
69 		 * Continue callbacks to the client even though no
70 		 * element comparison is needed, so the client's cmp()
71 		 * routine can invoke cond_resched() periodically.
72 		 */
73 		(*cmp)(priv, tail, tail);
74 
75 		tail->next->prev = tail;
76 		tail = tail->next;
77 	} while (tail->next);
78 
79 	tail->next = head;
80 	head->prev = tail;
81 }
82 
83 /**
84  * list_sort - sort a list
85  * @priv: private data, opaque to list_sort(), passed to @cmp
86  * @head: the list to sort
87  * @cmp: the elements comparison function
88  *
89  * This function implements "merge sort", which has O(nlog(n))
90  * complexity.
91  *
92  * The comparison function @cmp must return a negative value if @a
93  * should sort before @b, and a positive value if @a should sort after
94  * @b. If @a and @b are equivalent, and their original relative
95  * ordering is to be preserved, @cmp must return 0.
96  */
97 void list_sort(void *priv, struct list_head *head,
98 		int (*cmp)(void *priv, struct list_head *a,
99 			struct list_head *b))
100 {
101 	struct list_head *part[MAX_LIST_LENGTH_BITS+1]; /* sorted partial lists
102 						-- last slot is a sentinel */
103 	int lev;  /* index into part[] */
104 	int max_lev = 0;
105 	struct list_head *list;
106 
107 	if (list_empty(head))
108 		return;
109 
110 	memset(part, 0, sizeof(part));
111 
112 	head->prev->next = NULL;
113 	list = head->next;
114 
115 	while (list) {
116 		struct list_head *cur = list;
117 		list = list->next;
118 		cur->next = NULL;
119 
120 		for (lev = 0; part[lev]; lev++) {
121 			cur = merge(priv, cmp, part[lev], cur);
122 			part[lev] = NULL;
123 		}
124 		if (lev > max_lev) {
125 			if (unlikely(lev >= ARRAY_SIZE(part)-1)) {
126 				printk_once(KERN_DEBUG "list passed to"
127 					" list_sort() too long for"
128 					" efficiency\n");
129 				lev--;
130 			}
131 			max_lev = lev;
132 		}
133 		part[lev] = cur;
134 	}
135 
136 	for (lev = 0; lev < max_lev; lev++)
137 		if (part[lev])
138 			list = merge(priv, cmp, part[lev], list);
139 
140 	merge_and_restore_back_links(priv, cmp, head, part[max_lev], list);
141 }
142 EXPORT_SYMBOL(list_sort);
143 
144 #ifdef DEBUG_LIST_SORT
145 struct debug_el {
146 	struct list_head l_h;
147 	int value;
148 	unsigned serial;
149 };
150 
151 static int cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
152 {
153 	return container_of(a, struct debug_el, l_h)->value
154 	     - container_of(b, struct debug_el, l_h)->value;
155 }
156 
157 /*
158  * The pattern of set bits in the list length determines which cases
159  * are hit in list_sort().
160  */
161 #define LIST_SORT_TEST_LENGTH (512+128+2) /* not including head */
162 
163 static int __init list_sort_test(void)
164 {
165 	int i, r = 1, count;
166 	struct list_head *head = kmalloc(sizeof(*head), GFP_KERNEL);
167 	struct list_head *cur;
168 
169 	printk(KERN_WARNING "testing list_sort()\n");
170 
171 	cur = head;
172 	for (i = 0; i < LIST_SORT_TEST_LENGTH; i++) {
173 		struct debug_el *el = kmalloc(sizeof(*el), GFP_KERNEL);
174 		BUG_ON(!el);
175 		 /* force some equivalencies */
176 		el->value = (r = (r * 725861) % 6599) % (LIST_SORT_TEST_LENGTH/3);
177 		el->serial = i;
178 
179 		el->l_h.prev = cur;
180 		cur->next = &el->l_h;
181 		cur = cur->next;
182 	}
183 	head->prev = cur;
184 
185 	list_sort(NULL, head, cmp);
186 
187 	count = 1;
188 	for (cur = head->next; cur->next != head; cur = cur->next) {
189 		struct debug_el *el = container_of(cur, struct debug_el, l_h);
190 		int cmp_result = cmp(NULL, cur, cur->next);
191 		if (cur->next->prev != cur) {
192 			printk(KERN_EMERG "list_sort() returned "
193 						"a corrupted list!\n");
194 			return 1;
195 		} else if (cmp_result > 0) {
196 			printk(KERN_EMERG "list_sort() failed to sort!\n");
197 			return 1;
198 		} else if (cmp_result == 0 &&
199 				el->serial >= container_of(cur->next,
200 					struct debug_el, l_h)->serial) {
201 			printk(KERN_EMERG "list_sort() failed to preserve order"
202 						 " of equivalent elements!\n");
203 			return 1;
204 		}
205 		kfree(cur->prev);
206 		count++;
207 	}
208 	kfree(cur);
209 	if (count != LIST_SORT_TEST_LENGTH) {
210 		printk(KERN_EMERG "list_sort() returned list of"
211 						"different length!\n");
212 		return 1;
213 	}
214 	return 0;
215 }
216 module_init(list_sort_test);
217 #endif
218