linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 4/6] rcu: Mark __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() ->rcu_urgent

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Message-Id: <20230717180317.1097590-4-paulmck@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:03:15 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...a.com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 4/6] rcu: Mark __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() ->rcu_urgent_qs load

The rcu_request_urgent_qs_task() function does a cross-CPU store
to ->rcu_urgent_qs, so this commit therefore marks the load in
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() with READ_ONCE().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index fae9b4e29c93..aec07f2ec638 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick(void)
 	// prevents self-deadlock.  So we can safely recheck under the lock.
 	// Note that the nohz_full state currently cannot change.
 	raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rdp->mynode);
-	if (rdp->rcu_urgent_qs && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
+	if (READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_urgent_qs) && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
 		// A nohz_full CPU is in the kernel and RCU needs a
 		// quiescent state.  Turn on the tick!
 		WRITE_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick, true);
-- 
2.40.1