linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rcutorture: Skip debug object testing for cur_ops without ->debug

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 10:12:26 -0700
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To: Z qiang <qiang.zhang1211@...il.com>
Cc: frederic@...nel.org, neeraj.upadhyay@...nel.org, joel@...lfernandes.org,
	urezki@...il.com, rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rcutorture: Skip debug object testing for cur_ops
 without ->debug_objects set

On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 12:55:30PM +0800, Z qiang wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 11:00:54AM +0800, Zqiang wrote:
> > > > This commit make rcu_test_debug_objects() early return when the
> > > > specified cur_ops not set the ->debug_objects.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang1211@...il.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 5 +++--
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> > > > index 08bf7c669dd3..9b8c277ab91a 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> > > > @@ -3495,8 +3495,9 @@ static void rcu_test_debug_objects(void)
> > > >               return;
> > > >       }
> > > >
> > > > -     if (WARN_ON_ONCE(cur_ops->debug_objects &&
> > > > -                     (!cur_ops->call || !cur_ops->cb_barrier)))
> > > > +     if (!cur_ops->debug_objects ||
> > > > +                     WARN_ON_ONCE(cur_ops->debug_objects &&
> > >
> > > You lost me here.  Given that we have "!cur_ops->debug_objects" before
> > > that WARN_ON_ONCE(), why do we need "cur_ops->debug_objects" inside of it?
> > >
> > > Also, we don't get here unless the rcutorture.object_debug kernel boot
> > > parameter is specified, don't we really want to WARN_ON_ONCE if the
> > > current flavor does not support that?
> 
> Maybe I didn't describe it clearly enough, this
> modification is mainly to filter out test types that do not support
> double call_rcu*() checking, for example tasks, tasks-rudes,
>  task-tracing  ;) .

Understood.

It is just that in my experience, it is a good thing for rcutorture to
splat when asked to do something that it cannot do.  Or do you have a
use case where this is problematic?

I don't count the fuzzers because they are supposed to avoid specifying
things that are supposed to fail.  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul

> Thanks
> Zqiang
> 
> >
> > Hi, Paul
> >
> > The rcutorture.object_debug is set true, but the tasks-tracing does not support
> > duplicate cur_ops->call check, but the debug_objects test was still done.
> >
> > insmod rcutorture.ko torture_type=tasks-tracing fwd_progress=4
> > n_barrier_cbs=4 object_debug=1
> >
> > [  106.082416] rcutorture: WARN: Duplicate call_tasks-tracing() test starting.
> > [  106.082533] tasks-tracing-torture: rcu_torture_read_exit: Start of test
> > [  106.082543] tasks-tracing-torture: rcu_torture_read_exit: Start of episode
> > [  106.105552] rcutorture: duplicated callback was invoked.
> > [  106.105567] rcutorture: duplicated callback was invoked.
> > [  106.111269] rcutorture: WARN: Duplicate call_tasks-tracing() test complete.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Zqiang
> >
> > >
> > > Or do you have a use case that needs to silence these warnings?
> > >
> > >                                                         Thanx, Paul
> > >
> > > > +                             (!cur_ops->call || !cur_ops->cb_barrier)))
> > > >               return;
> > > >
> > > >       struct rcu_head *rhp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rhp), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > --
> > > > 2.17.1
> > > >