linux-kernel - Re: [tip:sched/core] trace: Fix preempt_enable_no

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Date:   Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:31:17 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra <tipbot@...or.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org, guro@...com,
        peterz@...radead.org, hpa@...or.com, dave@...olabs.net,
        tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, rostedt@...dmis.org, ast@...nel.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, longman@...hat.com,
        will.deacon@....com, huang.ying.caritas@...il.com,
        daniel@...earbox.net, tglx@...utronix.de,
        linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:sched/core] trace: Fix preempt_enable_no_resched() abuse

On Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:39:03 -0700
tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra <tipbot@...or.com> wrote:

> Commit-ID:  e8bd5814989b994cf1b0cb179e1c777e40c0f02c
> Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/e8bd5814989b994cf1b0cb179e1c777e40c0f02c
> Author:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> AuthorDate: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 22:03:18 +0200
> Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> CommitDate: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:27:09 +0200
> 
> trace: Fix preempt_enable_no_resched() abuse

Hi Ingo,

I already sent this fix to Linus, and it's been pulled in to his tree.

Commit: d6097c9e4454adf1f8f2c9547c2fa6060d55d952

-- Steve

> 
> Unless there is a call into schedule() in the immediate
> (deterministic) future, one must not use preempt_enable_no_resched().
> It can cause a preemption to go missing and thereby cause arbitrary
> delays, breaking the PREEMPT=y invariant.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>
> Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
> Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Roman Gushchin <guro@...com>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
> Cc: huang ying <huang.ying.caritas@...il.com>
> Fixes: 2c2d7329d8af ("tracing/ftrace: use preempt_enable_no_resched_notrace in ring_buffer_time_stamp()")
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190423200318.GY14281@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net
> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> ---
>  kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> index 41b6f96e5366..4ee8d8aa3d0f 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> @@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ u64 ring_buffer_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
>  
>  	preempt_disable_notrace();
>  	time = rb_time_stamp(buffer);
> -	preempt_enable_no_resched_notrace();
> +	preempt_enable_notrace();
>  
>  	return time;
>  }