linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 07/12] rcu: Attempt QS when CPU discovers GP for strict GPs

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Date:   Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:57:27 -0700
From:   paulmck@...nel.org
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, 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, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        elver@...gle.com, dvyukov@...gle.com,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 07/12] rcu: Attempt QS when CPU discovers GP for strict GPs

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>

A given CPU normally notes a new grace period during one RCU_SOFTIRQ,
but avoids reporting the corresponding quiescent state until some later
RCU_SOFTIRQ.  This leisurly approach improves efficiency by increasing
the number of update requests served by each grace period, but is not
what is needed for kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y.

This commit therefore adds a new rcu_strict_gp_check_qs() function
which, in CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y kernels, simply enters and
immediately exist an RCU read-side critical section.  If the CPU is
in a quiescent state, the rcu_read_unlock() will attempt to report an
immediate quiescent state.  This rcu_strict_gp_check_qs() function is
invoked from note_gp_changes(), so that a CPU just noticing a new grace
period might immediately report a quiescent state for that grace period.

Reported-by Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 08cc91c..4353a1a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,19 @@ static void __maybe_unused rcu_advance_cbs_nowake(struct rcu_node *rnp,
 }

 /*
+ * In CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y kernels, attempt to generate a
+ * quiescent state.  This is intended to be invoked when the CPU notices
+ * a new grace period.
+ */
+static void rcu_strict_gp_check_qs(void)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD)) {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+}
+
+/*
  * Update CPU-local rcu_data state to record the beginnings and ends of
  * grace periods.  The caller must hold the ->lock of the leaf rcu_node
  * structure corresponding to the current CPU, and must have irqs disabled.
@@ -1626,6 +1639,7 @@ static void note_gp_changes(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	}
 	needwake = __note_gp_changes(rnp, rdp);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
+	rcu_strict_gp_check_qs();
 	if (needwake)
 		rcu_gp_kthread_wake();
 }
-- 
2.9.5