linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] RCU torture-test changes for v6.16

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Message-ID: <20250311022435.GB376174@joelnvbox>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:24:35 -0400
From: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
To: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Cc: rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...a.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] RCU torture-test changes for v6.16

On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 11:38:02AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> The following series improves testing of SRCU-fast and SRCU up/down:
> 
> 1.	Make srcu_lockdep.sh check kernel Kconfig.
> 
> 2.	Make srcu_lockdep.sh check reader-conflict handling.
> 
> 3.	Split out beginning and end from rcu_torture_one_read().
> 
> 4.	Make torture.sh --do-rt use CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT.
> 
> 5.	Add tests for SRCU up/down reader primitives.
> 
> 6.	Pull rcu_torture_updown() loop body into new function.
> 
> 7.	Comment invocations of tick_dep_set_task().
> 
> 8.	Complain if an ->up_read() is delayed more than 10 seconds.
> 
> 9.	Check for ->up_read() without matching ->down_read().

Will queue for 6.16 on my side, for further testing and review.

thanks,

 - Joel