linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] tracing/module: Move tracepoint out of module.h

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Date:	Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:54:34 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] tracing/module: Move tracepoint out of module.h

On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:22:44 +0200, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> Le mercredi 01 février 2012 à 17:18 +1030, Rusty Russell a écrit :
> 
> >  
> > +void __module_get(struct module *module)
> > +{
> > +	if (module) {
> > +		preempt_disable();
> > +		__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
> > +		trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
> > +		preempt_enable();
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__module_get);
> > +
> 
> Hi Rusty
> 
> I am wondering why preempt_disable()/preempt_enable() is needed in this
> code.
> 
> this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs) is preempt safe...

I agree, it's overkill here:

> @@ -907,10 +907,8 @@ static struct module_attribute modinfo_refcnt =
>  void __module_get(struct module *module)
>  {
>  	if (module) {
> -		preempt_disable();
> -		__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
> +		this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
>  		trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
> -		preempt_enable();
>  	}
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(__module_get);

But this one is required:

> @@ -920,15 +918,11 @@ bool try_module_get(struct module *module)
>  	bool ret = true;
>  
>  	if (module) {
> -		preempt_disable();
> -
>  		if (likely(module_is_live(module))) {
> -			__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
> +			this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs);
>  			trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
>  		} else
>  			ret = false;
> -
> -		preempt_enable();
>  	}
>  	return ret;
>  }

This is to protect against module removal's stop_machine.

> @@ -937,15 +931,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_module_get);
>  void module_put(struct module *module)
>  {
>  	if (module) {
> -		preempt_disable();
>  		smp_wmb(); /* see comment in module_refcount */
> -		__this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->decs);
> +		this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->decs);
>  
>  		trace_module_put(module, _RET_IP_);
>  		/* Maybe they're waiting for us to drop reference? */
>  		if (unlikely(!module_is_live(module)))
>  			wake_up_process(module->waiter);
> -		preempt_enable();
>  	}
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_put);

Without the preempt disable, module can vanish immediately
after that increment.

Cheers,
Rusty.
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