linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 RFC tip/core/rcu 2/4] rcu: Add rcu_expedite_gp() and rcu_unexpedite

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Message-Id: <1424408979-1012-2-git-send-email-paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:09:37 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
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	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 RFC tip/core/rcu 2/4] rcu: Add rcu_expedite_gp() and rcu_unexpedite_gp() to rcutorture

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 30d42aa55d83..3a60815ce97c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -853,6 +853,8 @@ rcu_torture_fqs(void *arg)
 static int
 rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 {
+	bool can_expedite = !rcu_gp_is_expedited();
+	int expediting = 0;
 	unsigned long gp_snap;
 	bool gp_cond1 = gp_cond, gp_exp1 = gp_exp, gp_normal1 = gp_normal;
 	bool gp_sync1 = gp_sync;
@@ -865,6 +867,12 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 	int nsynctypes = 0;
 
 	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_writer task started");
+	pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+		 " Grace periods expedited from boot/sysfs for %s,\n",
+		 torture_type, cur_ops->name);
+	pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+		 " Testing of dynamic grace-period expediting diabled.\n",
+		 torture_type);
 
 	/* Initialize synctype[] array.  If none set, take default. */
 	if (!gp_cond1 && !gp_exp1 && !gp_normal1 && !gp_sync)
@@ -949,9 +957,25 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 			}
 		}
 		rcutorture_record_progress(++rcu_torture_current_version);
+		/* Cycle through nesting levels of rcu_expedite_gp() calls. */
+		if (can_expedite && torture_random(&rand)) {
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(expediting == 0 && rcu_gp_is_expedited());
+			if (expediting >= 0)
+				rcu_expedite_gp();
+			else
+				rcu_unexpedite_gp();
+			if (++expediting > 3)
+				expediting = -expediting;
+		}
 		rcu_torture_writer_state = RTWS_STUTTER;
 		stutter_wait("rcu_torture_writer");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
+	/* Reset expediting back to unexpedited. */
+	if (expediting > 0)
+		expediting = -expediting;
+	while (can_expedite && expediting++ < 0)
+		rcu_unexpedite_gp();
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(can_expedite && rcu_gp_is_expedited());
 	rcu_torture_writer_state = RTWS_STOPPING;
 	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_writer");
 	return 0;
-- 
1.8.1.5

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