linux-kernel - [PATCH v1 5/5] seqlock: PREEMPT_RT: Do not starve seqlock

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Date:   Fri, 28 Aug 2020 03:07:10 +0200
From:   "Ahmed S. Darwish" <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Sebastian A. Siewior" <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Ahmed S. Darwish" <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH v1 5/5] seqlock: PREEMPT_RT: Do not starve seqlock_t writers

On PREEMPT_RT, seqlock_t is transformed to a sleeping lock that do not
disable preemption. A seqlock_t reader can thus preempt the write side
section and spin for the enter scheduler tick. If that reader belongs to
a real-time scheduling class, it can spin forever and the kernel will
livelock.

To break such a possible livelock on PREEMPT_RT, implement seqlock_t in
terms of "seqcount_spinlock_t" instead of plain "seqcount_t".

Beside the pure annotational value, this will leverage the already
existing seqcount_LOCKTYPE_T anti-livelock mechanisms -- without adding
any extra code.

Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
---
 include/linux/seqlock.h | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index 8d4bf12272ba..151e7a18fd7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -761,13 +761,17 @@ static inline void raw_write_seqcount_t_latch(seqcount_t *s)
  *    - Documentation/locking/seqlock.rst
  */
 typedef struct {
-	struct seqcount seqcount;
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that readers don't starve writers on PREEMPT_RT: use
+	 * seqcount_spinlock_t instead of seqcount_t. Check __SEQ_LOCK().
+	 */
+	seqcount_spinlock_t seqcount;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 } seqlock_t;
 
 #define __SEQLOCK_UNLOCKED(lockname)					\
 	{								\
-		.seqcount = SEQCNT_ZERO(lockname),			\
+		.seqcount = SEQCNT_SPINLOCK_ZERO(lockname, &(lockname).lock), \
 		.lock =	__SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(lockname)			\
 	}
 
@@ -777,8 +781,8 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 #define seqlock_init(sl)						\
 	do {								\
-		seqcount_init(&(sl)->seqcount);				\
 		spin_lock_init(&(sl)->lock);				\
+		seqcount_spinlock_init(&(sl)->seqcount, &(sl)->lock);	\
 	} while (0)
 
 /**
@@ -825,6 +829,12 @@ static inline unsigned read_seqretry(const seqlock_t *sl, unsigned start)
 	return read_seqcount_retry(&sl->seqcount, start);
 }
 
+/*
+ * For all seqlock_t write side functions, use write_seqcount_*t*_begin()
+ * instead of the generic write_seqcount_begin(). This way, no redundant
+ * lockdep_assert_held() checks are added.
+ */
+
 /**
  * write_seqlock() - start a seqlock_t write side critical section
  * @sl: Pointer to seqlock_t
@@ -841,7 +851,7 @@ static inline unsigned read_seqretry(const seqlock_t *sl, unsigned start)
 static inline void write_seqlock(seqlock_t *sl)
 {
 	spin_lock(&sl->lock);
-	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -853,7 +863,7 @@ static inline void write_seqlock(seqlock_t *sl)
  */
 static inline void write_sequnlock(seqlock_t *sl)
 {
-	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 	spin_unlock(&sl->lock);
 }
 
@@ -867,7 +877,7 @@ static inline void write_sequnlock(seqlock_t *sl)
 static inline void write_seqlock_bh(seqlock_t *sl)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&sl->lock);
-	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -880,7 +890,7 @@ static inline void write_seqlock_bh(seqlock_t *sl)
  */
 static inline void write_sequnlock_bh(seqlock_t *sl)
 {
-	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sl->lock);
 }
 
@@ -894,7 +904,7 @@ static inline void write_sequnlock_bh(seqlock_t *sl)
 static inline void write_seqlock_irq(seqlock_t *sl)
 {
 	spin_lock_irq(&sl->lock);
-	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -906,7 +916,7 @@ static inline void write_seqlock_irq(seqlock_t *sl)
  */
 static inline void write_sequnlock_irq(seqlock_t *sl)
 {
-	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&sl->lock);
 }
 
@@ -915,7 +925,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __write_seqlock_irqsave(seqlock_t *sl)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sl->lock, flags);
-	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_begin(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 	return flags;
 }
 
@@ -944,7 +954,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __write_seqlock_irqsave(seqlock_t *sl)
 static inline void
 write_sequnlock_irqrestore(seqlock_t *sl, unsigned long flags)
 {
-	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount);
+	write_seqcount_t_end(&sl->seqcount.seqcount);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sl->lock, flags);
 }
 
-- 
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