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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:26:44 +0100
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 4/4] srcu: Add READ_ONCE() to srcu_struct
->srcu_gp_seq load
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 08:34:05AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:43:34PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > Well, I didn't get further than the Changelog fails to describe an
> > actual problem and it looks like compare-against-a-constant.
> >
> > (worse, it masks off everything but the 2 lowest bits, so even if there
> > was a problem with load-tearing, it still wouldn't matter)
>
> There is still the possibility of load fusing.
Agreed; that can be an issue. But if so, that then needs to be stated.
> And the possibility
> of defending against possible future changes as well as the current
> snapshot of the code base.
Sure; and like I said, if you want to use READ_ONCE() I'm not going to
argue.
> > I'm not going to argue with you if you want to use READ_ONCE() vs
> > data_race() and a comment to denote false-positive KCSAN warnings, but I
> > do feel somewhat strongly that the Changelog should describe the actual
> > problem -- if there is one -- or just flat out state that this is to
> > make KCSAN shut up but the code is fine.
>
> The problem is that "the code is fine" is highly subjective and varies
> over time. :-/
>
> But in this case there was a real problem, just that I got confused
> when analyzing.
Shit happens :-)
> > That is; every KCSAN report should be analysed, right? All I'm asking is
> > for that analysis to end up in the Changelog.
>
> Before responding further, I have to ask...
>
> Are you intending your "every KCSAN report should be analyzed" to apply
> globally or just when someone creates a patch based on such a report?
Ideally every KCSAN report, but that is a longer term effort. But
specifically, when someone has written a patch, I expect that same
someone to have analysed the code. Then it also makes sense to put that
in the Changelog.
> In any case, you have acked this patch's successor (thank you very
> much!), so on this specific patch (or more accurately, its successor)
> I presume that we are all good.
We are. That new patch describes a clear problem and fixes it.
Anyway, the reaoson I'm being difficuly is partly because on the one
hand I'm just an annoying pendant at times, but also because I've seen
a bunch of, let's say, hasty, KCSAN patches.
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