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Message-ID: <20210819154708.3efz6jtgwtuhpeds@linutronix.de>
Date:   Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:47:08 +0200
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Cc:     Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>,
        Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>,
        Steven Price <steven.price@....com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>, Scott Wood <swood@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rcutorture: Avoid problematic critical section nesting
 on RT

On 2021-08-19 17:39:29 [+0200], To Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> up with following which I can explain:
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> index 40ef5417d9545..5c8b31b7eff03 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> @@ -1432,28 +1432,34 @@ static void rcutorture_one_extend(int *readstate, int newstate,
>  	/* First, put new protection in place to avoid critical-section gap. */
>  	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH)
>  		local_bh_disable();
> +	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH)
> +		rcu_read_lock_bh();
>  	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_IRQ)
>  		local_irq_disable();
>  	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_PREEMPT)
>  		preempt_disable();
> -	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH)
> -		rcu_read_lock_bh();
>  	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_SCHED)
>  		rcu_read_lock_sched();
>  	if (statesnew & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU)
>  		idxnew = cur_ops->readlock() << RCUTORTURE_RDR_SHIFT;

So the ordering in the enable and disable part regarding BH is
important. First BH, then preemption or IRQ.

> -	/* Next, remove old protection, irq first due to bh conflict. */
> +	/*
> +	 * Next, remove old protection, in decreasing order of strength
> +	 * to avoid unlock paths that aren't safe in the stronger
> +	 * context. Namely: BH can not be enabled with disabled interrupts.
> +	 * Additionally PREEMPT_RT requires that BH is enabled in preemptible
> +	 * context.
> +	 */
>  	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_IRQ)
>  		local_irq_enable();
> -	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH)
> -		local_bh_enable();
>  	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_PREEMPT)
>  		preempt_enable();
> -	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH)
> -		rcu_read_unlock_bh();
>  	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_SCHED)
>  		rcu_read_unlock_sched();
> +	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH)
> +		local_bh_enable();
> +	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH)
> +		rcu_read_unlock_bh();
>  	if (statesold & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU) {
>  		bool lockit = !statesnew && !(torture_random(trsp) & 0xffff);

The same in the unlock part so that BH is unlocked in preemptible
context.
Now if you need bh lock/unlock in atomic context (either with disabled
IRQs or preemption) then I would dig out the atomic-bh part again and
make !RT only without the preempt_disable() section around about which
one you did complain.

> @@ -1496,6 +1502,9 @@ rcutorture_extend_mask(int oldmask, struct torture_random_state *trsp)
>  	int mask = rcutorture_extend_mask_max();
>  	unsigned long randmask1 = torture_random(trsp) >> 8;
>  	unsigned long randmask2 = randmask1 >> 3;
> +	unsigned long preempts = RCUTORTURE_RDR_PREEMPT | RCUTORTURE_RDR_SCHED;
> +	unsigned long preempts_irq = preempts | RCUTORTURE_RDR_IRQ;
> +	unsigned long bhs = RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH | RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH;
>  
>  	WARN_ON_ONCE(mask >> RCUTORTURE_RDR_SHIFT);
>  	/* Mostly only one bit (need preemption!), sometimes lots of bits. */
> @@ -1503,11 +1512,37 @@ rcutorture_extend_mask(int oldmask, struct torture_random_state *trsp)
>  		mask = mask & randmask2;
>  	else
>  		mask = mask & (1 << (randmask2 % RCUTORTURE_RDR_NBITS));
> -	/* Can't enable bh w/irq disabled. */
> -	if ((mask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_IRQ) &&
> -	    ((!(mask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH) && (oldmask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH)) ||
> -	     (!(mask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH) && (oldmask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH))))
> -		mask |= RCUTORTURE_RDR_BH | RCUTORTURE_RDR_RBH;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Can't enable bh w/irq disabled.
> +	 */
> +	if (mask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_IRQ)
> +		mask |= oldmask & bhs;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Ideally these sequences would be detected in debug builds
> +	 * (regardless of RT), but until then don't stop testing
> +	 * them on non-RT.
> +	 */
> +	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Can't release the outermost rcu lock in an irq disabled
> +		 * section without preemption also being disabled, if irqs
> +		 * had ever been enabled during this RCU critical section
> +		 * (could leak a special flag and delay reporting the qs).
> +		 */
> +		if ((oldmask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU) &&
> +		    (mask & RCUTORTURE_RDR_IRQ) &&
> +		    !(mask & preempts))
> +			mask |= RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU;

This piece above, I don't understand. I had it running for a while and
it didn't explode. Let me try TREE01 for 30min without that piece.

> +		/* Can't modify bh in atomic context */
> +		if (oldmask & preempts_irq)
> +			mask &= ~bhs;
> +		if ((oldmask | mask) & preempts_irq)
> +			mask |= oldmask & bhs;

And this is needed because we can't lock/unlock bh while atomic.

> +	}
> +
>  	return mask ?: RCUTORTURE_RDR_RCU;
>  }
>  

Sebastian

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