linux-kernel - [tip: core/rcu] rcu/nocb: Add a warning for non-GP kthread running GP code

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Date:   Fri, 09 Oct 2020 06:35:35 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Paul E. McKenney" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: core/rcu] rcu/nocb: Add a warning for non-GP kthread running GP code

The following commit has been merged into the core/rcu branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     4569c5ee95d5695bfd794ae968c2d59b3e69129a
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/4569c5ee95d5695bfd794ae968c2d59b3e69129a
Author:        Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:35:16 -07:00
Committer:     Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:37:54 -07:00

rcu/nocb: Add a warning for non-GP kthread running GP code

This commit increases RCU's ability to defend itself by emitting a warning
if one of the nocb CB kthreads invokes the GP kthread's wait function.
This warning augments a similar check that is carried out at the end
of rcutorture testing and when RCU CPU stall warnings are emitted.
The problem with those checks is that the miscreants have long since
departed and disposed of any and all evidence.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 4d63ee3..cb1e8c8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -1926,6 +1926,7 @@ static void nocb_gp_wait(struct rcu_data *my_rdp)
 	 * nearest grace period (if any) to wait for next.  The CB kthreads
 	 * and the global grace-period kthread are awakened if needed.
 	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(my_rdp->nocb_gp_rdp != my_rdp);
 	for (rdp = my_rdp; rdp; rdp = rdp->nocb_next_cb_rdp) {
 		trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcu_state.name, rdp->cpu, TPS("Check"));
 		rcu_nocb_lock_irqsave(rdp, flags);