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[05/10] rcu: Document reason for rcu_all_qs() call to preempt_disable()

Message ID 20220831180805.2693546-5-paulmck@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series Miscellaneous fixes for v6.1 | expand

Commit Message

Paul E. McKenney Aug. 31, 2022, 6:08 p.m. UTC
Given that rcu_all_qs() is in non-preemptible kernels, why on earth should
it invoke preempt_disable()?  This commit adds the reason, which is to
work nicely with debugging enabled in CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=y kernels.

Reported-by: Neeraj Upadhyay <quic_neeraju@quicinc.com>
Reported-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 4152816dd29f6..c46b3c74dad1f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@  void rcu_all_qs(void)
 
 	if (!raw_cpu_read(rcu_data.rcu_urgent_qs))
 		return;
-	preempt_disable();
+	preempt_disable();  // For CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=y kernels
 	/* Load rcu_urgent_qs before other flags. */
 	if (!smp_load_acquire(this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data.rcu_urgent_qs))) {
 		preempt_enable();