Union-Find: add a new module in kernel library

This patch implements a union-find data structure in the kernel library,
which includes operations for allocating nodes, freeing nodes,
finding the root of a node, and merging two nodes.

Signed-off-by: Xavier <xavier_qy@163.com>
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>

Documentation/core-api/union_find.rst

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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+====================
+Union-Find in Linux
+====================
+
+
+:Date: June 21, 2024
+:Author: Xavier <xavier_qy@163.com>
+
+What is union-find, and what is it used for?
+------------------------------------------------
+
+Union-find is a data structure used to handle the merging and querying
+of disjoint sets. The primary operations supported by union-find are:
+
+	Initialization: Resetting each element as an individual set, with
+		each set's initial parent node pointing to itself.
+	Find: Determine which set a particular element belongs to, usually by
+		returning a “representative element” of that set. This operation
+		is used to check if two elements are in the same set.
+	Union: Merge two sets into one.
+
+As a data structure used to maintain sets (groups), union-find is commonly
+utilized to solve problems related to offline queries, dynamic connectivity,
+and graph theory. It is also a key component in Kruskal's algorithm for
+computing the minimum spanning tree, which is crucial in scenarios like
+network routing. Consequently, union-find is widely referenced. Additionally,
+union-find has applications in symbolic computation, register allocation,
+and more.
+
+Space Complexity: O(n), where n is the number of nodes.
+
+Time Complexity: Using path compression can reduce the time complexity of
+the find operation, and using union by rank can reduce the time complexity
+of the union operation. These optimizations reduce the average time
+complexity of each find and union operation to O(α(n)), where α(n) is the
+inverse Ackermann function. This can be roughly considered a constant time
+complexity for practical purposes.
+
+This document covers use of the Linux union-find implementation.  For more
+information on the nature and implementation of union-find,  see:
+
+  Wikipedia entry on union-find
+    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjoint-set_data_structure
+
+Linux implementation of union-find
+-----------------------------------
+
+Linux's union-find implementation resides in the file "lib/union_find.c".
+To use it, "#include <linux/union_find.h>".
+
+The union-find data structure is defined as follows::
+
+	struct uf_node {
+		struct uf_node *parent;
+		unsigned int rank;
+	};
+
+In this structure, parent points to the parent node of the current node.
+The rank field represents the height of the current tree. During a union
+operation, the tree with the smaller rank is attached under the tree with the
+larger rank to maintain balance.
+
+Initializing union-find
+--------------------
+
+You can complete the initialization using either static or initialization
+interface. Initialize the parent pointer to point to itself and set the rank
+to 0.
+Example::
+
+	struct uf_node my_node = UF_INIT_NODE(my_node);
+or
+	uf_node_init(&my_node);
+
+Find the Root Node of union-find
+--------------------------------
+
+This operation is mainly used to determine whether two nodes belong to the same
+set in the union-find. If they have the same root, they are in the same set.
+During the find operation, path compression is performed to improve the
+efficiency of subsequent find operations.
+Example::
+
+	int connected;
+	struct uf_node *root1 = uf_find(&node_1);
+	struct uf_node *root2 = uf_find(&node_2);
+	if (root1 == root2)
+		connected = 1;
+	else
+		connected = 0;
+
+Union Two Sets in union-find
+----------------------------
+
+To union two sets in the union-find, you first find their respective root nodes
+and then link the smaller node to the larger node based on the rank of the root
+nodes.
+Example::
+
+	uf_union(&node_1, &node_2);

Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/union_find.rst

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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+.. include:: ../disclaimer-zh_CN.rst
+
+:Original: Documentation/core-api/union_find.rst
+
+===========================
+Linux中的并查集（Union-Find）
+===========================
+
+
+:日期: 2024年6月21日
+:作者: Xavier <xavier_qy@163.com>
+
+何为并查集，它有什么用？
+---------------------
+
+并查集是一种数据结构，用于处理一些不交集的合并及查询问题。并查集支持的主要操作：
+	初始化：将每个元素初始化为单独的集合，每个集合的初始父节点指向自身
+	查询：查询某个元素属于哪个集合，通常是返回集合中的一个“代表元素”。这个操作是为
+		了判断两个元素是否在同一个集合之中。
+	合并：将两个集合合并为一个。
+
+并查集作为一种用于维护集合（组）的数据结构，它通常用于解决一些离线查询、动态连通性和
+图论等相关问题，同时也是用于计算最小生成树的克鲁斯克尔算法中的关键，由于最小生成树在
+网络路由等场景下十分重要，并查集也得到了广泛的引用。此外，并查集在符号计算，寄存器分
+配等方面也有应用。
+
+空间复杂度: O(n)，n为节点数。
+
+时间复杂度：使用路径压缩可以减少查找操作的时间复杂度，使用按秩合并可以减少合并操作的
+时间复杂度，使得并查集每个查询和合并操作的平均时间复杂度仅为O(α(n))，其中α(n)是反阿
+克曼函数，可以粗略地认为并查集的操作有常数的时间复杂度。
+
+本文档涵盖了对Linux并查集实现的使用方法。更多关于并查集的性质和实现的信息，参见：
+
+  维基百科并查集词条
+    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjoint-set_data_structure
+
+并查集的Linux实现
+----------------
+
+Linux的并查集实现在文件“lib/union_find.c”中。要使用它，需要
+“#include <linux/union_find.h>”。
+
+并查集的数据结构定义如下::
+
+	struct uf_node {
+		struct uf_node *parent;
+		unsigned int rank;
+	};
+其中parent为当前节点的父节点，rank为当前树的高度，在合并时将rank小的节点接到rank大
+的节点下面以增加平衡性。
+
+初始化并查集
+---------
+
+可以采用静态或初始化接口完成初始化操作。初始化时，parent 指针指向自身，rank 设置
+为 0。
+示例::
+
+	struct uf_node my_node = UF_INIT_NODE(my_node);
+或
+	uf_node_init(&my_node);
+
+查找并查集的根节点
+----------------
+
+主要用于判断两个并查集是否属于一个集合，如果根相同，那么他们就是一个集合。在查找过程中
+会对路径进行压缩，提高后续查找效率。
+示例::
+
+	int connected;
+	struct uf_node *root1 = uf_find(&node_1);
+	struct uf_node *root2 = uf_find(&node_2);
+	if (root1 == root2)
+		connected = 1;
+	else
+		connected = 0;
+
+合并两个并查集
+-------------
+
+对于两个相交的并查集进行合并，会首先查找它们各自的根节点，然后根据根节点秩大小，将小的
+节点连接到大的节点下面。
+示例::
+
+	uf_union(&node_1, &node_2);

MAINTAINERS

@@ -23458,6 +23458,15 @@ F:	drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
 F:	include/linux/cdrom.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/cdrom.h
 
+UNION-FIND
+M:	Xavier <xavier_qy@163.com>
+L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
+S:	Maintained
+F:	Documentation/core-api/union_find.rst
+F:	Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/union_find.rst
+F:	include/linux/union_find.h
+F:	lib/union_find.c
+
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include/linux/union_find.h

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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LINUX_UNION_FIND_H
+#define __LINUX_UNION_FIND_H
+/**
+ * union_find.h - union-find data structure implementation
+ *
+ * This header provides functions and structures to implement the union-find
+ * data structure. The union-find data structure is used to manage disjoint
+ * sets and supports efficient union and find operations.
+ *
+ * See Documentation/core-api/union_find.rst for documentation and samples.
+ */
+
+struct uf_node {
+	struct uf_node *parent;
+	unsigned int rank;
+};
+
+/* This macro is used for static initialization of a union-find node. */
+#define UF_INIT_NODE(node)	{.parent = &node, .rank = 0}
+
+/**
+ * uf_node_init - Initialize a union-find node
+ * @node: pointer to the union-find node to be initialized
+ *
+ * This function sets the parent of the node to itself and
+ * initializes its rank to 0.
+ */
+static inline void uf_node_init(struct uf_node *node)
+{
+	node->parent = node;
+	node->rank = 0;
+}
+
+/* find the root of a node */
+struct uf_node *uf_find(struct uf_node *node);
+
+/* Merge two intersecting nodes */
+void uf_union(struct uf_node *node1, struct uf_node *node2);
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_UNION_FIND_H */

lib/Makefile

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o kobject_uevent.o \
 	 earlycpio.o seq_buf.o siphash.o dec_and_lock.o \
 	 nmi_backtrace.o win_minmax.o memcat_p.o \
-	 buildid.o objpool.o
+	 buildid.o objpool.o union_find.o
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_PRINTK) += dump_stack.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o

lib/union_find.c

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <linux/union_find.h>
+
+/**
+ * uf_find - Find the root of a node and perform path compression
+ * @node: the node to find the root of
+ *
+ * This function returns the root of the node by following the parent
+ * pointers. It also performs path compression, making the tree shallower.
+ *
+ * Returns the root node of the set containing node.
+ */
+struct uf_node *uf_find(struct uf_node *node)
+{
+	struct uf_node *parent;
+
+	while (node->parent != node) {
+		parent = node->parent;
+		node->parent = parent->parent;
+		node = parent;
+	}
+	return node;
+}
+
+/**
+ * uf_union - Merge two sets, using union by rank
+ * @node1: the first node
+ * @node2: the second node
+ *
+ * This function merges the sets containing node1 and node2, by comparing
+ * the ranks to keep the tree balanced.
+ */
+void uf_union(struct uf_node *node1, struct uf_node *node2)
+{
+	struct uf_node *root1 = uf_find(node1);
+	struct uf_node *root2 = uf_find(node2);
+
+	if (root1 == root2)
+		return;
+
+	if (root1->rank < root2->rank) {
+		root1->parent = root2;
+	} else if (root1->rank > root2->rank) {
+		root2->parent = root1;
+	} else {
+		root2->parent = root1;
+		root1->rank++;
+	}
+}