linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH for 4.16 01/11] Fix: membarrier: add missing preempt off around smp_call_function

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Message-Id: <20171222201536.29809-2-mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:15:26 -0500
From:   Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Andrew Hunter <ahh@...gle.com>,
        Maged Michael <maged.michael@...il.com>,
        Avi Kivity <avi@...lladb.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Andrea Parri <parri.andrea@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@...gle.com>,
        David Sehr <sehr@...gle.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        "#v4 . 14" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH for 4.16 01/11] Fix: membarrier: add missing preempt off around smp_call_function_many

smp_call_function_many requires disabling preemption around the call.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
CC: Andrew Hunter <ahh@...gle.com>
CC: Maged Michael <maged.michael@...il.com>
CC: Avi Kivity <avi@...lladb.com>
CC: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
CC: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
CC: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
CC: Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>
CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
CC: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC: Andrea Parri <parri.andrea@...il.com>
CC: <stable@...r.kernel.org> #v4.14
---
 kernel/sched/membarrier.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
index dd7908743dab..9bcbacba82a8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/membarrier.c
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ static int membarrier_private_expedited(void)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 	if (!fallback) {
+		preempt_disable();
 		smp_call_function_many(tmpmask, ipi_mb, NULL, 1);
+		preempt_enable();
 		free_cpumask_var(tmpmask);
 	}
 	cpus_read_unlock();
-- 
2.11.0