linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 01/18] rcu: Tighten rcu_advance_cbs

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Date:   Wed,  1 Dec 2021 16:28:55 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.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,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Guillaume Morin <guillaume@...infr.org>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 01/18] rcu: Tighten rcu_advance_cbs_nowake() checks

Currently, rcu_advance_cbs_nowake() checks that a grace period is in
progress, however, that grace period could end just after the check.
This commit rechecks that a grace period is still in progress the lock.
The grace period cannot end while the current CPU's rcu_node structure's
->lock is held, thus avoiding false positives from the WARN_ON_ONCE().

As Daniel Vacek noted, it is not necessary for the rcu_node structure
to have a CPU that has not yet passed through its quiescent state.

Tested-By: Guillaume Morin <guillaume@...infr.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index ef8d36f580fc3..8706b30c2ac88 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1590,10 +1590,11 @@ static void __maybe_unused rcu_advance_cbs_nowake(struct rcu_node *rnp,
 						  struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
 	rcu_lockdep_assert_cblist_protected(rdp);
-	if (!rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)) ||
-	    !raw_spin_trylock_rcu_node(rnp))
+	if (!rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)) || !raw_spin_trylock_rcu_node(rnp))
 		return;
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_advance_cbs(rnp, rdp));
+	// The grace period cannot end while we hold the rcu_node lock.
+	if (rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)))
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_advance_cbs(rnp, rdp));
 	raw_spin_unlock_rcu_node(rnp);
 }
 
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23