linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] torture: Add lock_torture_writer

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sat, 3 Jun 2023 09:14:56 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>,
        kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] torture: Add lock_torture_writer_fifo module param

On Fri, Jun 02, 2023 at 10:02:10PM +0000, John Stultz wrote:
> From: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
> 
> Modifies locktorture writer to run as RT task.
> 
> To use it:
> insmod /lib/modules/torture.ko random_shuffle=1 lock_torture_writer_fifo=1
>                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> insmod /lib/modules/locktorture.ko torture_type=mutex_lock rt_boost=1 rt_boost_factor=50 nested_locks=3
> 
> This patch has been helpful to uncover issues with the proxy-execution
> seires.
> 
> Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> Cc: Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
> Cc: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
> Cc: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
> Cc: kernel-team@...roid.com
> Signed-off-by: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
> [jstultz: Include header change to build, reword commit message]
> Signed-off-by: John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>

Queued and pushed, thank you all!

							Thanx, Paul

> ---
>  kernel/locking/locktorture.c |  3 ++-
>  kernel/torture.c             | 11 ++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
> index 153ddc4c47ef..7cb044fc99b2 100644
> --- a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
> +++ b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
> @@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ static int lock_torture_writer(void *arg)
>  	bool skip_main_lock;
>  
>  	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("lock_torture_writer task started");
> -	set_user_nice(current, MAX_NICE);
> +	if (!rt_task(current))
> +		set_user_nice(current, MAX_NICE);
>  
>  	do {
>  		if ((torture_random(&rand) & 0xfffff) == 0)
> diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
> index 8be83fdc6be1..db79197e257a 100644
> --- a/kernel/torture.c
> +++ b/kernel/torture.c
> @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
>  #include <linux/ktime.h>
>  #include <asm/byteorder.h>
>  #include <linux/torture.h>
> +#include <linux/sched/rt.h>
>  #include "rcu/rcu.h"
>  
>  MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> @@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ module_param(verbose_sleep_duration, int, 0444);
>  static int random_shuffle;
>  module_param(random_shuffle, int, 0444);
>  
> +static int lock_torture_writer_fifo;
> +module_param(lock_torture_writer_fifo, int, 0444);
> +
>  static char *torture_type;
>  static int verbose;
>  
> @@ -734,7 +738,7 @@ bool stutter_wait(const char *title)
>  	cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs();
>  	spt = READ_ONCE(stutter_pause_test);
>  	for (; spt; spt = READ_ONCE(stutter_pause_test)) {
> -		if (!ret) {
> +		if (!ret && !rt_task(current)) {
>  			sched_set_normal(current, MAX_NICE);
>  			ret = true;
>  		}
> @@ -944,6 +948,11 @@ int _torture_create_kthread(int (*fn)(void *arg), void *arg, char *s, char *m,
>  		*tp = NULL;
>  		return ret;
>  	}
> +
> +	if (lock_torture_writer_fifo &&
> +	    !strncmp(s, "lock_torture_writer", strlen(s)))
> +		sched_set_fifo(*tp);
> +
>  	wake_up_process(*tp);  // Process is sleeping, so ordering provided.
>  	torture_shuffle_task_register(*tp);
>  	return ret;
> -- 
> 2.41.0.rc2.161.g9c6817b8e7-goog
>