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2016-04-21Merge branches 'doc.2016.04.19a', 'exp.2016.03.31d', 'fixes.2016.03.31d' and ↵Paul E. McKenney29-177/+1559
'torture.2016.04.21a' into HEAD doc.2016.04.19a: Documentation updates exp.2016.03.31d: Expedited grace-period updates fixes.2016.03.31d: Miscellaneous fixes torture.2016.004.21a Torture-test updates
2016-04-21rcutorture: Add boot-time adjustment of leaf fanoutPaul E. McKenney2-2/+2
Currently, the rcutorture scripts do not test boot-time adjustment of leaf fanout (via the rcutree.rcu_fanout_leaf boot parameter), as was noted during testing carried out by Iftekhar Ahmed of Oregon State University. This commit therefore adjusts TREE04's CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_LEAF from 4 to 3, and also adds rcutree.rcu_fanout_leaf=4 to its boot parameters. This change forces RCU's boot-time geometry-change code to be exercised. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-04-21rcutorture: Add irqs-disabled test for call_rcu()Paul E. McKenney1-0/+2
Mutation testing carried out by Iftekhar Ahmed of Oregon State University showed that rcutorture is failing to test invocations of call_rcu() having interrupts disabled. This commit therefore adds interrupt disabling around one of the existing invocations of call_rcu() (and friends). Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-04-21rcutorture: Dump trace buffer upon shutdownPaul E. McKenney1-0/+1
When running from the scripts, rcutorture is completely headless, so there is no way to to manually dump the trace buffer. This commit therefore unconditionally dumps the trace buffer upon timed shutdown. However, if you are using rmmod to end the test, it is still up to you to manually dump the trace buffer. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-04-21rcutorture: Don't rebuild identical kernelPaul E. McKenney1-7/+19
Currently, if the user specifies multiple runs of a given test configuration, the scripting does multiple kernel builds. This wastes both time and disk space, so this commit makes the scripting use the first build for all runs of a given test configuration. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-04-21rcutorture: Add OS-jitter capabilityPaul E. McKenney2-0/+108
This commit adds a --jitter OS-jitter capability to expose bugs based on no-delay assumptions. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-04-20documentation: Add documentation for RCU's major data structuresPaul E. McKenney12-0/+8291
This commit adds documentation for RCU's major data structures, including rcu_state, rcu_node, rcu_data, rcu_dynticks, and rcu_head. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Convert test duration to seconds earlyPaul E. McKenney2-5/+4
This commit converts test duration from minutes to seconds early on in order to prepare for upcoming OS-jitter-injection changes. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31torture: Kill qemu, not parent processPaul E. McKenney1-6/+24
The current hang-check machinery in the rcutorture scripts uses "$!" of a parenthesized bash statement to capture the pid. Unfortunately, this captures not qemu's pid, but rather that of its parent that implements the parenthesized statement. This commit therefore adjusts things so as to capture qemu's actual pid, which then allows the script to actually kill qemu in event of a kernel hang. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31torture: Clarify refusal to run more than one torture testPaul E. McKenney1-1/+2
This commit clarifies error messages -- you only get to run one torture test at a time! Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Consider FROZEN hotplug notifier transitionsAnna-Maria Gleixner1-1/+1
The hotplug notifier rcutorture_cpu_notify() doesn't consider the corresponding CPU_XXX_FROZEN transitions. They occur on suspend/resume and are usually handled the same way as the corresponding non frozen transitions. Mask the switch case action argument with '~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN' to map CPU_XXX_FROZEN hotplug transitions on corresponding non-frozen transitions. Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-maria@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Remove redundant initialization to zeroPaul E. McKenney1-2/+2
The current code initializes the global per-CPU variables rcu_torture_count and rcu_torture_batch to zero. However, C does this initialization by default, and explicit initialization of per-CPU variables now needs a different syntax if "make tags" is to work. This commit therefore removes the initialization. Reported-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcuperf: Do not wake up shutdown wait queue if "shutdown" is false.Artem Savkov1-2/+4
After finishing its tests rcuperf tries to wake up shutdown_wq even if "shutdown" param is set to false, resulting in a wake_up() call on an unitialized wait_queue_head_t which leads to "BUG: spinlock bad magic" and "BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference". Fix by checking "shutdown" param before waking up the queue. Signed-off-by: Artem Savkov <artem.savkov@gmail.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Add largish-system rcuperf scenarioPaul E. McKenney1-0/+23
This commit adds an rcuperf scenario named TREE54 that uses 54 CPUs and provides a four-level rcu_node combining tree. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Avoid RCU CPU stall warning and RT throttlingPaul E. McKenney1-0/+4
Running rcuperf can result in RCU CPU stall warnings and RT throttling. These occur because on of the real-time writer processes does ftrace_dump() while still running at real-time priority. This commit therefore prevents these problems by setting the writer thread back to SCHED_NORMAL (AKA SCHED_OTHER) before doing ftrace_dump(). In addition, this commit adds a small fixed delay before dumping ftrace buffer in order to decrease the probability that this dumping will interfere with other writers' grace periods. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Add rcuperf holdoff boot parameter to reduce interferencePaul E. McKenney2-0/+11
Boot-time activity can legitimately grab CPUs for extended time periods, so the commit adds a boot parameter to delay the start of the performance test until boot has completed. Defaults to 10 seconds. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Make scripts analyze rcuperf trace data, if presentPaul E. McKenney2-0/+129
The rcuperf event-trace data is more accurate than are the rcuperf printk()s because locking keeps things ordered. This commit therefore parses and analyzes this event-trace data if present, and falls back on the printk()s otherwise. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Make rcuperf collect expedited event-trace dataPaul E. McKenney2-0/+2
This commit enables ftrace in the rcuperf TREE kernel build and adds an ftrace_dump() at the end of rcuperf processing. This data will be used to measure the actual durations of the expedited grace periods without the added delays inherent in the kernel-module measurements. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Print measure of batching efficiencyPaul E. McKenney1-10/+16
This commit adds a line giving the number of grace periods, the number of batches, and the ratio. The larger the ratio, the greater the batching efficiency. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Set rcuperf writer kthreads to real-time priorityPaul E. McKenney1-0/+3
This commit forces more deterministic update-side behavior by setting rcuperf's rcu_perf_writer() kthreads to real-time priority. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Bind rcuperf reader/writer kthreads to CPUsPaul E. McKenney1-1/+4
This commit forces more deterministic behavior by binding rcuperf's rcu_perf_reader() and rcu_perf_writer() kthreads to their respective CPUs. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Documentation for rcuperf kernel parametersPaul E. McKenney1-0/+32
This commit adds documentation for the new rcuperf module's kernel boot parameters. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Add RCU grace-period performance testsPaul E. McKenney3-0/+671
This commit adds a new rcuperf module that carries out simple performance tests of RCU grace periods. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Expedited-GP batch progress access to torturingPaul E. McKenney3-0/+40
This commit provides rcu_exp_batches_completed() and rcu_exp_batches_completed_sched() functions to allow torture-test modules to check how many expedited grace period batches have completed. These are analogous to the existing rcu_batches_completed(), rcu_batches_completed_bh(), and rcu_batches_completed_sched() functions. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Allow for rcupdate.rcu_normalPaul E. McKenney1-2/+2
Currently, rcu_torture_writer() checks only for rcu_gp_is_expedited() when deciding whether or not to do dynamic control of RCU expediting. This means that if rcupdate.rcu_normal is specified, rcu_torture_writer() will attempt to dynamically control RCU expediting, but will nonetheless only test normal RCU grace periods. This commit therefore adds a check for !rcu_gp_is_normal(), and prints a message and desists from testing dynamic control of RCU expediting when doing so is futile. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcutorture: Update scripting to accommodate rcuperfPaul E. McKenney7-2/+161
This commit adds the scripting changes to add support for the shiny new rcuperf kernel module. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Dump ftrace buffer when kicking grace-period kthreadPaul E. McKenney1-0/+1
If it is necessary to kick the grace-period kthread, that is a good time to dump the trace buffer in order to learn why kicking was needed. This commit therefore does the dump. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Remove superfluous versions of rcu_read_lock_sched_held()Boqun Feng2-18/+3
Currently, we have four versions of rcu_read_lock_sched_held(), depending on the combined choices on PREEMPT_COUNT and DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC. However, there is an existing function preemptible() that already distinguishes between the PREEMPT_COUNT=y and PREEMPT_COUNT=n cases, and allows these four implementations to be consolidated down to two. This commit therefore uses preemptible() to achieve this consolidation. Note that there could be a small performance regression in the case of CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y && PREEMPT_COUNT=n. However, given the overhead associated with CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y, this should be down in the noise. Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Awaken grace-period kthread if too long since FQSPaul E. McKenney2-2/+39
Recent kernels can fail to awaken the grace-period kthread for quiescent-state forcing. This commit is a crude hack that does a wakeup if a scheduling-clock interrupt sees that it has been too long since force-quiescent-state (FQS) processing. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Make FQS schedule advance only if FQS happenedPaul E. McKenney1-8/+15
Currently, the force-quiescent-state (FQS) code in rcu_gp_kthread() can advance the next FQS even if one was not executed last time. This can happen due timeout-duration uncertainty. This commit therefore avoids advancing the FQS schedule unless an FQS was just executed. In the corner case where an FQS was not executed, but is due now, the code does a one-jiffy wait. This change prepares for kthread kicking. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Awaken grace-period kthread when stalledPaul E. McKenney1-1/+3
Recent kernels can fail to awaken the grace-period kthread for quiescent-state forcing. This commit is a crude hack that does a wakeup any time a stall is detected. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Overlap wakeups with next expedited grace periodPaul E. McKenney2-4/+16
The current expedited grace-period implementation makes subsequent grace periods wait on wakeups for the prior grace period. This does not fit the dictionary definition of "expedited", so this commit allows these two phases to overlap. Doing this requires four waitqueues rather than two because tasks can now be waiting on the previous, current, and next grace periods. The fourth waitqueue makes the bit masking work out nicely. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Consolidate expedited GP code into exp_funnel_lock()Paul E. McKenney2-6/+2
This commit pulls the grace-period-start counter adjustment and tracing from synchronize_rcu_expedited() and synchronize_sched_expedited() into exp_funnel_lock(), thus eliminating some code duplication. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Consolidate expedited GP tracing into rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap()Paul E. McKenney2-5/+5
This commit moves some duplicate code from synchronize_rcu_expedited() and synchronize_sched_expedited() into rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap(). This doesn't save lines of code, but does eliminate a "tell me twice" issue. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Consolidate expedited GP code into rcu_exp_wait_wake()Paul E. McKenney2-17/+11
Currently, synchronize_rcu_expedited() and rcu_sched_expedited() have significant duplicate code. This commit therefore consolidates some of this code into rcu_exp_wake(), which is now renamed to rcu_exp_wait_wake() in recognition of its added responsibilities. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Add exp_funnel_lock() fastpathPaul E. McKenney1-0/+10
This commit speeds up the low-contention case, especially for systems with large rcu_node trees, by attempting to directly acquire the ->exp_mutex. This fastpath checks the leaves and root first in order to avoid excessive memory contention on the mutex itself. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Enforce expedited-GP fairness via funnel wait queuePaul E. McKenney4-93/+93
The current mutex-based funnel-locking approach used by expedited grace periods is subject to severe unfairness. The problem arises when a few tasks, making a path from leaves to root, all wake up before other tasks do. A new task can then follow this path all the way to the root, which needlessly delays tasks whose grace period is done, but who do not happen to acquire the lock quickly enough. This commit avoids this problem by maintaining per-rcu_node wait queues, along with a per-rcu_node counter that tracks the latest grace period sought by an earlier task to visit this node. If that grace period would satisfy the current task, instead of proceeding up the tree, it waits on the current rcu_node structure using a pair of wait queues provided for that purpose. This decouples awakening of old tasks from the arrival of new tasks. If the wakeups prove to be a bottleneck, additional kthreads can be brought to bear for that purpose. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Shorten expedited_workdone* to exp_workdone*Paul E. McKenney3-11/+9
Just a name change to save a few lines and a bit of typing. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Force boolean subscript for expedited stall warningsPaul E. McKenney1-1/+1
The cpu_online() function can return values other than 0 and 1, which can result in subscript overflow when applied to a two-element array. This commit allows for this behavior by using "!!" on the return value from cpu_online() when used as a subscript. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Remove expedited GP funnel-lock bypassPaul E. McKenney4-29/+8
Commit #cdacbe1f91264 ("rcu: Add fastpath bypassing funnel locking") turns out to be a pessimization at high load because it forces a tree full of tasks to wait for an expedited grace period that they probably do not need. This commit therefore removes this optimization. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Add expedited-grace-period event tracingPaul E. McKenney2-7/+16
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Add funnel-locking tracing for expedited grace periodsPaul E. McKenney2-4/+30
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Add event tracing definitions for expedited grace periodsPaul E. McKenney1-2/+76
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Fix synchronize_rcu_expedited() header commentPaul E. McKenney1-7/+13
This commit brings the synchronize_rcu_expedited() function's header comment into line with the new implementation. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Make cond_resched_rcu_qs() supply RCU-sched expedited QSPaul E. McKenney1-0/+15
Although cond_resched_rcu_qs() supplies quiescent states to all flavors of normal RCU grace periods, it does nothing for expedited RCU-sched grace periods. This commit therefore adds a check for a need for a quiescent state from the current CPU by an expedited RCU-sched grace period, and invokes rcu_sched_qs() to supply that quiescent state if so. Note that the check is racy in that we might be migrated to some other CPU just after checking the per-CPU variable. This is OK because the act of migration will do a context switch, which will supply the needed quiescent state. The only downside is that we might do an unnecessary call to rcu_sched_qs(), but the probability is low and the overhead is small. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Make expedited RCU-preempt stall warnings count accuratelyPaul E. McKenney1-2/+2
Currently, synchronize_sched_expedited_wait() simply sets the ndetected variable to the rcu_print_task_exp_stall() return value. This means that if the last rcu_node structure has no stalled tasks, record of any stalled tasks in previous rcu_node structures is lost, which can in turn result in failure to dump out the blocking rcu_node structures. Or could, had the test been correct. This commit therefore adds the return value of rcu_print_task_exp_stall() to ndetected and corrects the later test for ndetected. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31rcu: Make expedited RCU-sched grace period immediately detect idlePaul E. McKenney1-0/+5
Currently, sync_sched_exp_handler() will force a reschedule unless this CPU has already checked in or unless a reschedule has already been called for. This is clearly wasteful if sync_sched_exp_handler() interrupted an idle CPU, so this commit immediately reports the quiescent state in that case. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31documentation: Emphasize the call_rcu() is illegal from idlePaul E. McKenney1-1/+1
Although call_rcu()'s fastpath works just fine on an idle CPU, some branches of the slowpath invoke the scheduler, which uses RCU. Therefore, this commit emphasizes the fact that call_rcu() must not be invoked from an idle CPU. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31documentation: Sharpen up the no-readers quick quizPaul E. McKenney1-5/+8
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2016-03-31documentation: Get rid of duplicate .htmlx filePaul E. McKenney3-3441/+428
This commit uses colors to obscure the quick-quiz answers, thus getting rid of the .htmlx file. Use your mouse to select the answer in order to see the text. Alternatively, use your favorite scripting language to remove all occurences of "<font color="ffffff">" from the file. Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>