linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 4/7] rcu: Permit start_poll_synchronize

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Message-Id: <20241009180045.777721-4-paulmck@kernel.org>
Date: Wed,  9 Oct 2024 11:00:42 -0700
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To: frederic@...nel.org,
	rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...a.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
	Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 4/7] rcu: Permit start_poll_synchronize_rcu*() with interrupts disabled

The header comment for both start_poll_synchronize_rcu() and
start_poll_synchronize_rcu_full() state that interrupts must be enabled
when calling these two functions, and there is a lockdep assertion in
start_poll_synchronize_rcu_common() enforcing this restriction.  However,
there is no need for this restrictions, as can be seen in call_rcu(),
which does wakeups when interrupts are disabled.

This commit therefore removes the lockdep assertion and the comments.

Reported-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index a60616e69b663..3d6507d0b8d33 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -4193,7 +4193,6 @@ static void start_poll_synchronize_rcu_common(void)
 	struct rcu_data *rdp;
 	struct rcu_node *rnp;
 
-	lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
 	rnp = rdp->mynode;
@@ -4218,9 +4217,6 @@ static void start_poll_synchronize_rcu_common(void)
  * grace period has elapsed in the meantime.  If the needed grace period
  * is not already slated to start, notifies RCU core of the need for that
  * grace period.
- *
- * Interrupts must be enabled for the case where it is necessary to awaken
- * the grace-period kthread.
  */
 unsigned long start_poll_synchronize_rcu(void)
 {
@@ -4241,9 +4237,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(start_poll_synchronize_rcu);
  * grace period (whether normal or expedited) has elapsed in the meantime.
  * If the needed grace period is not already slated to start, notifies
  * RCU core of the need for that grace period.
- *
- * Interrupts must be enabled for the case where it is necessary to awaken
- * the grace-period kthread.
  */
 void start_poll_synchronize_rcu_full(struct rcu_gp_oldstate *rgosp)
 {
-- 
2.40.1