linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/13] rcutorture: Invoke call

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Date:   Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:23:43 -0700
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,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/13] rcutorture: Invoke call_rcu() from timer handler

The Linux kernel invokes call_rcu() from various interrupt/softirq
handlers, but rcutorture does not.  This commit therefore adds this
behavior to rcutorture's repertoire.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 6e3f644280ee..0efd69b2fb8c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,11 @@ rcu_torture_fakewriter(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void rcu_torture_timer_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp)
+{
+	kfree(rhp);
+}
+
 /*
  * RCU torture reader from timer handler.  Dereferences rcu_torture_current,
  * incrementing the corresponding element of the pipeline array.  The
@@ -1142,6 +1147,14 @@ static void rcu_torture_timer(unsigned long unused)
 	__this_cpu_inc(rcu_torture_batch[completed]);
 	preempt_enable();
 	cur_ops->readunlock(idx);
+
+	/* Test call_rcu() invocation from interrupt handler. */
+	if (cur_ops->call) {
+		struct rcu_head *rhp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rhp), GFP_NOWAIT);
+
+		if (rhp)
+			cur_ops->call(rhp, rcu_torture_timer_cb);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.5.2