linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/2] rcu: Make rcu_normal_after

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Message-Id: <20210810084816.155203-2-juri.lelli@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:48:15 +0200
From:   Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
To:     paulmck@...nel.org, josh@...htriplett.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, bigeasy@...utronix.de, tglx@...utronix.de,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        rcu@...r.kernel.org, Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] rcu: Make rcu_normal_after_boot writable again

Certain configurations (e.g., systems that make heavy use of netns)
need to use synchronize_rcu_expedited() to service RCU grace periods
even after boot.

Even though synchronize_rcu_expedited() has been traditionally
considered harmful for RT for the heavy use of IPIs, it is perfectly
usable under certain conditions (e.g. nohz_full).

Make rcupdate.rcu_normal_after_boot= again writeable on RT (if NO_HZ_
FULL is defined), but keep its default value to 1 (enabled) to avoid
regressions. Users who need synchronize_rcu_expedited() will boot with
rcupdate.rcu_normal_after_ boot=0 in the kernel cmdline.

Reflect the change in synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait() by removing the
WARN related to CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT.

Signed-off-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h | 1 -
 kernel/rcu/update.c   | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 2796084ef85a..d9e4f8eb9ae2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait(void)
 		j = READ_ONCE(jiffies_till_first_fqs);
 		if (synchronize_rcu_expedited_wait_once(j + HZ))
 			return;
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT));
 	}
 
 	for (;;) {
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index c21b38cc25e9..bd551134e2f4 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 module_param(rcu_expedited, int, 0);
 module_param(rcu_normal, int, 0);
 static int rcu_normal_after_boot = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT);
-#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
+#if !defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL)
 module_param(rcu_normal_after_boot, int, 0);
 #endif
 #endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_TINY_RCU */
-- 
2.31.1