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Date:   Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:25:56 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, rcu@...r.kernel.org,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] driver/core: Fix build error when SRCU and lockdep
 disabled

On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 09:40:14AM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 09:39:05AM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> [snip] 
> > > >  drivers/base/core.c | 4 +++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> > > > index 32cf83d1c744..c22271577c84 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> > > > @@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ void device_links_read_unlock(int not_used)
> > > >  	up_read(&device_links_lock);
> > > >  }
> > > >  
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
> > > >  int device_links_read_lock_held(void)
> > > >  {
> > > > -	return lock_is_held(&device_links_lock);
> > > > +	return lock_is_held(&(device_links_lock.dep_map));
> > > >  }
> > > > +#endif
> > > 
> > > I don't know what the original code looks like here, but I'm guessing
> > > that some .h file will need to be fixed up as you are just preventing
> > > this function from ever being present without that option enabled?
> > 
> > No, it doesn't. I already thought about that and it is not an issue. I know
> > this may be confusing because the patch I am fixing is not yet in mainline
> > but in -rcu dev branch, however I did CC you on that RCU patch before but
> > understandably it is not in the series so it was harder to review.
> > 
> > Let me explain, the lock checking facility that this patch uses is here:
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git/commit/?h=dev&id=28875945ba98d1b47a8a706812b6494d165bb0a0
> > 
> > If you see, the CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST defines an alternate __list_check_rcu()
> > which is just a NOOP if CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST=n.
> > 
> > CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST depends on CONFIG_PROVE_RCU which is def_bool on
> > CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING which selects CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC.
> > 
> > So there cannot be a scenario where CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST is enabled but
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC is disabled.
> > 
> > To verify this, one could clone the RCU tree's dev branch and do this:
> > 
> > Initially PROVE_RCU_LIST is not in config:
> > 
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ grep -i prove_rcu .config
> > 
> > Neither is DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC:
> > 
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ grep -i debug_lock .config
> > # CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC is not set
> > 
> > Enable all configs:
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ ./scripts/config -e CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ ./scripts/config -e CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ ./scripts/config -e CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ ./scripts/config -e CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ make olddefconfig
> > 
> > DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC shows up:
> > 
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ grep -i debug_lock_all .config
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y
> > 
> > So does PROVE_RCU options:
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ grep -i prove_rcu .config
> > CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y
> > CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST=y
> > 
> > Now, force disable DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC:
> > 
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ ./scripts/config -d CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
> > 
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ make olddefconfig
> > 
> > Options are still enabled:
> > 
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ grep -i debug_lock .config
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y
> > joelaf@...laf:~/repo/linux-master$ grep -i prove_rcu .config
> > CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y
> > CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST=y
> 
> Also, appreciate if you could Ack the fix ;-)  (assuming the newlines in
> commit message are fixed).

I don't know enough here to ack it, given that I can't even remember the
original patch...

If you think it's ok, that's fine with me, you can deal with the fallout
if it fails later :)


thanks,

greg k-h