linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 6/8] rcutorture: Fix rcu_fwd

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Date:   Fri,  4 Feb 2022 15:53:25 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 6/8] rcutorture: Fix rcu_fwd_mutex deadlock

The rcu_torture_fwd_cb_hist() function acquires rcu_fwd_mutex, but is
invoked from rcutorture_oom_notify() function, which hold this same
mutex across this call.  This commit fixes the resulting deadlock.

Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Tested-by: Oliver Sang <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index e99658efd97f4..1c8f40b90f70b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -2180,7 +2180,6 @@ static void rcu_torture_fwd_cb_hist(struct rcu_fwd *rfp)
 	for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(rfp->n_launders_hist) - 1; i > 0; i--)
 		if (rfp->n_launders_hist[i].n_launders > 0)
 			break;
-	mutex_lock(&rcu_fwd_mutex); // Serialize histograms.
 	pr_alert("%s: Callback-invocation histogram %d (duration %lu jiffies):",
 		 __func__, rfp->rcu_fwd_id, jiffies - rfp->rcu_fwd_startat);
 	gps_old = rfp->rcu_launder_gp_seq_start;
@@ -2193,7 +2192,6 @@ static void rcu_torture_fwd_cb_hist(struct rcu_fwd *rfp)
 		gps_old = gps;
 	}
 	pr_cont("\n");
-	mutex_unlock(&rcu_fwd_mutex);
 }
 
 /* Callback function for continuous-flood RCU callbacks. */
@@ -2431,7 +2429,9 @@ static void rcu_torture_fwd_prog_cr(struct rcu_fwd *rfp)
 			 n_launders, n_launders_sa,
 			 n_max_gps, n_max_cbs, cver, gps);
 		atomic_long_add(n_max_cbs, &rcu_fwd_max_cbs);
+		mutex_lock(&rcu_fwd_mutex); // Serialize histograms.
 		rcu_torture_fwd_cb_hist(rfp);
+		mutex_unlock(&rcu_fwd_mutex);
 	}
 	schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ); /* Let CBs drain. */
 	tick_dep_clear_task(current, TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23