linux-kernel - [PATCH] srcu: Use suitable gfp_flags for the init_srcu_struct

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Message-ID: <20251213135518.109887-1-qiang.zhang@linux.dev>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:55:18 +0800
From: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@...ux.dev>
To: paulmck@...nel.org,
	frederic@...nel.org,
	neeraj.upadhyay@...nel.org,
	joelagnelf@...dia.com
Cc: rcu@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	qiang.zhang@...ux.dev
Subject: [PATCH] srcu: Use suitable gfp_flags for the init_srcu_struct_nodes()

In some kernels which is set convert_to_big to SRCU_SIZING_INIT,
for use the init_srcu_struct*() to initialized srcu structure,
the is_static parameters is always false, the memory allocation
for srcu_sup structure's->node can use GFP_KERNEL flags.

Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@...ux.dev>
---
 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index ea3f128de06f..e4571b569752 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int init_srcu_struct_fields(struct srcu_struct *ssp, bool is_static)
 	ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_gp_seq_needed_exp = SRCU_GP_SEQ_INITIAL_VAL;
 	ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_last_gp_end = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
 	if (READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_size_state) == SRCU_SIZE_SMALL && SRCU_SIZING_IS_INIT()) {
-		if (!init_srcu_struct_nodes(ssp, GFP_ATOMIC))
+		if (!init_srcu_struct_nodes(ssp, !is_static ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_ATOMIC))
 			goto err_free_sda;
 		WRITE_ONCE(ssp->srcu_sup->srcu_size_state, SRCU_SIZE_BIG);
 	}
-- 
2.48.1