linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/6] locking/locktorture: Fix rwsem reader

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Date:   Thu,  6 Apr 2017 01:46:17 -0700
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     jack@...e.cz, kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com,
        ldufour@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, mhocko@...e.com,
        mgorman@...hsingularity.net, dave@...olabs.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] locking/locktorture: Fix rwsem reader_delay

We should account for nreader threads, not writers in this
callback. Could even trigger a div by 0 if the user explicitly
disables writers.

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
---
 kernel/locking/locktorture.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
index f24582d4dad3..0ef5510f8742 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static void torture_rwsem_read_delay(struct torture_random_state *trsp)
 
 	/* We want a long delay occasionally to force massive contention.  */
 	if (!(torture_random(trsp) %
-	      (cxt.nrealwriters_stress * 2000 * longdelay_ms)))
+	      (cxt.nrealreaders_stress * 2000 * longdelay_ms)))
 		mdelay(longdelay_ms * 2);
 	else
 		mdelay(longdelay_ms / 2);
-- 
2.12.0