linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu] Introduce check for callback list/count mismatch

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Message-ID: <20120705223319.GA27331@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 5 Jul 2012 15:33:19 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu] Introduce check for callback list/count mismatch

The recent bug that introduced the RCU callback list/count mismatch
showed the need for a diagnostic to check for this, which this patch
adds.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 95c7b61..4154c95 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1612,6 +1612,7 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 		rdp->n_force_qs_snap = rsp->n_force_qs;
 	} else if (rdp->qlen < rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check - qhimark)
 		rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = rdp->qlen;
+	WARN_ON_ONCE((rdp->nxtlist == NULL) != (rdp->qlen == 0));
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 

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