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[rcu/next,1/3] rcu/tree: Use READ_ONCE() for lockless read of rnp->qsmask

Message ID 20220915001419.55617-2-joel@joelfernandes.org (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series Preparatory patches borrowed from lazy rcu v5 | expand

Commit Message

Joel Fernandes Sept. 15, 2022, 12:14 a.m. UTC
The rnp->qsmask is locklessly accessed from rcutree_dying_cpu(). This
may help avoid load tearing due to concurrent access, KCSAN
issues, and preserve sanity of people reading the mask in tracing.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Frederic Weisbecker Sept. 16, 2022, 10:55 a.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 12:14:17AM +0000, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
> The rnp->qsmask is locklessly accessed from rcutree_dying_cpu(). This
> may help avoid load tearing due to concurrent access, KCSAN
> issues, and preserve sanity of people reading the mask in tracing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
> ---
>  kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index 0ca21ac0f064..5ec97e3f7468 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ int rcutree_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
>  	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU))
>  		return 0;
>  
> -	blkd = !!(rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask);
> +	blkd = !!(READ_ONCE(rnp->qsmask) & rdp->grpmask);
>  	trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq),
>  			       blkd ? TPS("cpuofl-bgp") : TPS("cpuofl"));
>  	return 0;

Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 0ca21ac0f064..5ec97e3f7468 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@  int rcutree_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU))
 		return 0;
 
-	blkd = !!(rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask);
+	blkd = !!(READ_ONCE(rnp->qsmask) & rdp->grpmask);
 	trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq),
 			       blkd ? TPS("cpuofl-bgp") : TPS("cpuofl"));
 	return 0;