kernel/linux.git/include/linux/rcutiny.h, branch v6.6.132

rcu: Export rcu_request_urgent_qs_task()

2023-07-12T21:45:23+00:00

If a CPU is executing a long series of non-sleeping system calls, RCU grace periods can be delayed for on the order of a couple hundred milliseconds. This is normally not a problem, but if each system call does a call_rcu(), those callbacks can stack up. RCU will eventually notice this callback storm, but use of rcu_request_urgent_qs_task() allows the code invoking call_rcu() to give RCU a heads up. This function is not for general use, not yet, anyway. Reported-by: Alexei Starovoitov Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230706033447.54696-11-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com

rcu: Refactor kvfree_call_rcu() and high-level helpers

2023-01-04T01:48:40+00:00

Currently a kvfree_call_rcu() takes an offset within a structure as a second parameter, so a helper such as a kvfree_rcu_arg_2() has to convert rcu_head and a freed ptr to an offset in order to pass it. That leads to an extra conversion on macro entry. Instead of converting, refactor the code in way that a pointer that has to be freed is passed directly to the kvfree_call_rcu(). This patch does not make any functional change and is transparent to all kvfree_rcu() users. Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

Merge tag 'printk-for-6.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/printk/linux

2022-12-12T17:01:36+00:00

Pull printk updates from Petr Mladek: - Add NMI-safe SRCU reader API. It uses atomic_inc() instead of this_cpu_inc() on strong load-store architectures. - Introduce new console_list_lock to synchronize a manipulation of the list of registered consoles and their flags. This is a first step in removing the big-kernel-lock-like behavior of console_lock(). This semaphore still serializes console->write() calbacks against: - each other. It primary prevents potential races between early and proper console drivers using the same device. - suspend()/resume() callbacks and init() operations in some drivers. - various other operations in the tty/vt and framebufer susbsystems. It is likely that console_lock() serializes even operations that are not directly conflicting with the console->write() callbacks here. This is the most complicated big-kernel-lock aspect of the console_lock() that will be hard to untangle. - Introduce new console_srcu lock that is used to safely iterate and access the registered console drivers under SRCU read lock. This is a prerequisite for introducing atomic console drivers and console kthreads. It will reduce the complexity of serialization against normal consoles and console_lock(). Also it should remove the risk of deadlock during critical situations, like Oops or panic, when only atomic consoles are registered. - Check whether the console is registered instead of enabled on many locations. It was a historical leftover. - Cleanly force a preferred console in xenfb code instead of a dirty hack. - A lot of code and comment clean ups and improvements. * tag 'printk-for-6.2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/printk/linux: (47 commits) printk: htmldocs: add missing description tty: serial: sh-sci: use setup() callback for early console printk: relieve console_lock of list synchronization duties tty: serial: kgdboc: use console_list_lock to trap exit tty: serial: kgdboc: synchronize tty_find_polling_driver() and register_console() tty: serial: kgdboc: use console_list_lock for list traversal tty: serial: kgdboc: use srcu console list iterator proc: consoles: use console_list_lock for list iteration tty: tty_io: use console_list_lock for list synchronization printk, xen: fbfront: create/use safe function for forcing preferred netconsole: avoid CON_ENABLED misuse to track registration usb: early: xhci-dbc: use console_is_registered() tty: serial: xilinx_uartps: use console_is_registered() tty: serial: samsung_tty: use console_is_registered() tty: serial: pic32_uart: use console_is_registered() tty: serial: earlycon: use console_is_registered() tty: hvc: use console_is_registered() efi: earlycon: use console_is_registered() tty: nfcon: use console_is_registered() serial_core: replace uart_console_enabled() with uart_console_registered() ...

rcu: Make SRCU mandatory

2022-11-29T23:00:06+00:00

Kernels configured with CONFIG_PRINTK=n and CONFIG_SRCU=n get build failures. This causes trouble for deep embedded systems. But given that there are more than 25 instances of "select SRCU" in the kernel, it is hard to believe that there are many kernels running in production without SRCU. This commit therefore makes SRCU mandatory. The SRCU Kconfig option remains for backwards compatibility, and will be removed when it is no longer used. [ paulmck: Update per kernel test robot feedback. ] Reported-by: John Ogness Reported-by: Petr Mladek Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney Cc: Acked-by: Randy Dunlap # build-tested Reviewed-by: John Ogness

rcu: Remove rcu_is_idle_cpu()

2022-10-21T17:11:00+00:00

The commit 3fcd6a230fa7 ("x86/cpu: Avoid cpuinfo-induced IPIing of idle CPUs") introduced rcu_is_idle_cpu() in order to identify the current CPU idle state. But commit f3eca381bd49 ("x86/aperfmperf: Replace arch_freq_get_on_cpu()") switched to using MAX_SAMPLE_AGE, so rcu_is_idle_cpu() is no longer used. This commit therefore removes it. Fixes: f3eca381bd49 ("x86/aperfmperf: Replace arch_freq_get_on_cpu()") Signed-off-by: Yipeng Zou Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Remove unused 'cpu' in rcu_virt_note_context_switch()

2022-10-18T21:59:57+00:00

This commit removes the unused function argument 'cpu'. This does not change functionality, but might save a cycle or two. Signed-off-by: Zeng Heng Acked-by: Mukesh Ojha Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Add functions to compare grace-period state values

2022-08-31T12:09:22+00:00

This commit adds same_state_synchronize_rcu() and same_state_synchronize_rcu_full() functions to compare grace-period state values, for example, those obtained from get_state_synchronize_rcu() and get_state_synchronize_rcu_full(). These functions allow small structures to omit these state values by placing them in list headers for lists containing structures with the same token value. Presumably the per-structure list pointers are the same ones used to link the structures into whatever reader-accessible data structure was used. This commit also adds both NUM_ACTIVE_RCU_POLL_OLDSTATE and NUM_ACTIVE_RCU_POLL_FULL_OLDSTATE, which define the maximum number of distinct unsigned long values and rcu_gp_oldstate values, respectively, corresponding to not-yet-completed grace periods. These values can be used to size arrays of the list headers described above. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Add full-sized polling for cond_sync_exp_full()

2022-08-31T12:08:08+00:00

The cond_synchronize_rcu_expedited() API compresses the combined expedited and normal grace-period states into a single unsigned long, which conserves storage, but can miss grace periods in certain cases involving overlapping normal and expedited grace periods. Missing the occasional grace period is usually not a problem, but there are use cases that care about each and every grace period. This commit therefore adds yet another member of the full-state RCU grace-period polling API, which is the cond_synchronize_rcu_exp_full() function. This uses up to three times the storage (rcu_gp_oldstate structure instead of unsigned long), but is guaranteed not to miss grace periods. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Add full-sized polling for cond_sync_full()

2022-08-31T12:08:08+00:00

The cond_synchronize_rcu() API compresses the combined expedited and normal grace-period states into a single unsigned long, which conserves storage, but can miss grace periods in certain cases involving overlapping normal and expedited grace periods. Missing the occasional grace period is usually not a problem, but there are use cases that care about each and every grace period. This commit therefore adds yet another member of the full-state RCU grace-period polling API, which is the cond_synchronize_rcu_full() function. This uses up to three times the storage (rcu_gp_oldstate structure instead of unsigned long), but is guaranteed not to miss grace periods. [ paulmck: Apply feedback from kernel test robot and Julia Lawall. ] Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Add full-sized polling for start_poll_expedited()

2022-08-31T12:08:08+00:00

The start_poll_synchronize_rcu_expedited() API compresses the combined expedited and normal grace-period states into a single unsigned long, which conserves storage, but can miss grace periods in certain cases involving overlapping normal and expedited grace periods. Missing the occasional grace period is usually not a problem, but there are use cases that care about each and every grace period. This commit therefore adds yet another member of the full-state RCU grace-period polling API, which is the start_poll_synchronize_rcu_expedited_full() function. This uses up to three times the storage (rcu_gp_oldstate structure instead of unsigned long), but is guaranteed not to miss grace periods. [ paulmck: Apply feedback from kernel test robot and Julia Lawall. ] Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney