linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/8] rcutorture: Dump stack when GP kthread stalls

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Date:	Fri,  4 Dec 2015 16:23:46 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
	josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	dvhart@...ux.intel.com, fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
	bobby.prani@...il.com,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/8] rcutorture:  Dump stack when GP kthread stalls

This commit increases debug information in the case where the grace-period
kthread is being prevented from running by dumping that kthread's stack.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 81aa1cdc6bc9..7b78c88e19a3 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1196,12 +1196,15 @@ static void rcu_check_gp_kthread_starvation(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 
 	j = jiffies;
 	gpa = READ_ONCE(rsp->gp_activity);
-	if (j - gpa > 2 * HZ)
+	if (j - gpa > 2 * HZ) {
 		pr_err("%s kthread starved for %ld jiffies! g%lu c%lu f%#x s%d ->state=%#lx\n",
 		       rsp->name, j - gpa,
 		       rsp->gpnum, rsp->completed,
 		       rsp->gp_flags, rsp->gp_state,
-		       rsp->gp_kthread ? rsp->gp_kthread->state : 0);
+		       rsp->gp_kthread ? rsp->gp_kthread->state : ~0);
+		if (rsp->gp_kthread)
+			sched_show_task(rsp->gp_kthread);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.5.2

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