linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/9] Torture-test changes for 4.11

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Message-ID: <20170114211336.6udmjxtxvnya3sh5@x>
Date:   Sat, 14 Jan 2017 13:13:36 -0800
From:   Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
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        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, bobby.prani@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/9] Torture-test changes for 4.11

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 01:25:33AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> This series provides torture-test updates:
> 
> 1.	Add a check for CONFIG_RCU_STALL_COMMON for TINY01, in order
> 	to complain if this case is not tested.
> 
> 2.	Add CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_REPEATEDLY=y for TINY02, in order to test
> 	this case.
> 
> 3.	Add tests without slow grace period setup/cleanup, as this case
> 	is what is actually used in production.
> 
> 4.	Run at least one test with CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD, to make
> 	sure that this case is tested regularly.
> 
> 5.	Run one test with DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC but not PROVE_LOCKING, to make
> 	sure that this case is tested regularly.
> 
> 6.	Run a couple scenarios with CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG, again to make
> 	sure that this case is tested regularly.
> 
> 7.	Update RCU test scenario documentation.
> 
> 8.	Fix potential memory leak with rw lock test, courtesy of Yang Shi.
> 
> 9.	Enable DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD for Tiny RCU, you guessed it, to
> 	make sure that this case is regularly tested.

Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>