linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] context_tracking: Provide helper to determine if we're in IRQ

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Message-ID: <20250609180125.2988129-1-joelagnelf@nvidia.com>
Date: Mon,  9 Jun 2025 14:01:23 -0400
From: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Cc: Xiongfeng Wang <wangxiongfeng2@...wei.com>,
	rcu@...r.kernel.org,
	bpf@...r.kernel.org,
	Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] context_tracking: Provide helper to determine if we're in IRQ

context_tracking keeps track of whether we're handling IRQ well after
the preempt masks give take it off their books. We need this
functionality in a follow-up patch to fix a bug. Provide a helper API
for the same.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
---
 include/linux/context_tracking_irq.h |  2 ++
 kernel/context_tracking.c            | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/context_tracking_irq.h b/include/linux/context_tracking_irq.h
index 197916ee91a4..35a5ad971514 100644
--- a/include/linux/context_tracking_irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/context_tracking_irq.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ void ct_irq_enter_irqson(void);
 void ct_irq_exit_irqson(void);
 void ct_nmi_enter(void);
 void ct_nmi_exit(void);
+bool ct_in_irq(void);
 #else
 static __always_inline void ct_irq_enter(void) { }
 static __always_inline void ct_irq_exit(void) { }
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ static inline void ct_irq_enter_irqson(void) { }
 static inline void ct_irq_exit_irqson(void) { }
 static __always_inline void ct_nmi_enter(void) { }
 static __always_inline void ct_nmi_exit(void) { }
+static inline bool ct_in_irq(void) { return false; }
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
index fb5be6e9b423..d0759ef9a6bd 100644
--- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
+++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
@@ -392,6 +392,18 @@ noinstr void ct_irq_exit(void)
 	ct_nmi_exit();
 }
 
+/**
+ * ct_in_irq - check if CPU is in a context-tracked IRQ context.
+ *
+ * Returns true if ct_irq_enter() has been called and ct_irq_exit()
+ * has not yet been called. This indicates the CPU is currently
+ * processing an interrupt.
+ */
+bool ct_in_irq(void)
+{
+	return ct_nmi_nesting() != 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Wrapper for ct_irq_enter() where interrupts are enabled.
  *
-- 
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