On 10/04/2018 05:04 AM, Juri Lelli wrote: > On 03/10/18 15:42, Steven Rostedt wrote: >> On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 16:28:00 +0200 >> Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c >>> index 5b43f482fa0f..8dc26005bb1e 100644 >>> --- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c >>> +++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c >>> @@ -2410,6 +2410,24 @@ void __init cpuset_init_smp(void) >>> BUG_ON(!cpuset_migrate_mm_wq); >>> } >>> >>> +/** >>> + * cpuset_read_only_lock - Grab the callback_lock from another subsysytem >>> + * >>> + * Description: Gives the holder read-only access to cpusets. >>> + */ >>> +void cpuset_read_only_lock(void) >>> +{ >>> + raw_spin_lock(&callback_lock); >> This was confusing to figure out why grabbing a spinlock gives read >> only access. So I read the long comment above the definition of >> callback_lock. A couple of notes. >> >> 1) The above description needs to go into more detail as to why >> grabbing a spinlock is "read only". >> >> 2) The comment above the callback_lock needs to incorporate this, as >> reading that comment alone will not give anyone an idea that this >> exists. > Right, does the updated version below look any better? > > Thanks for reviewing! > > Best, > > - Juri > > --->8--- > From d704536ba80a01116007024ec055efcc4a9ee558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:52:13 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH v5 4/5] sched/core: Prevent race condition between cpuset and > __sched_setscheduler() > > No synchronisation mechanism exists between the cpuset subsystem and calls > to function __sched_setscheduler(). As such, it is possible that new root > domains are created on the cpuset side while a deadline acceptance test > is carried out in __sched_setscheduler(), leading to a potential oversell > of CPU bandwidth. > > Grab callback_lock from core scheduler, so to prevent situations such as > the one described above from happening. > > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > v4->v5: grab callback_lock instead of cpuset_mutex, as callback_lock is > enough to get read-only access to cpusets [1] and it can be easily > converted to be a raw_spinlock (done in previous - new - patch). > > [1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c#L275 > --- > include/linux/cpuset.h | 6 ++++++ > kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- > kernel/sched/core.c | 10 ++++++++++ > 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/cpuset.h b/include/linux/cpuset.h > index 934633a05d20..8e5a8dd0622b 100644 > --- a/include/linux/cpuset.h > +++ b/include/linux/cpuset.h > @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extern void cpuset_init_smp(void); > extern void cpuset_force_rebuild(void); > extern void cpuset_update_active_cpus(void); > extern void cpuset_wait_for_hotplug(void); > +extern void cpuset_read_only_lock(void); > +extern void cpuset_read_only_unlock(void); > extern void cpuset_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p, struct cpumask *mask); > extern void cpuset_cpus_allowed_fallback(struct task_struct *p); > extern nodemask_t cpuset_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *p); > @@ -176,6 +178,10 @@ static inline void cpuset_update_active_cpus(void) > > static inline void cpuset_wait_for_hotplug(void) { } > > +static inline void cpuset_read_only_lock(void) { } > + > +static inline void cpuset_read_only_unlock(void) { } > + > static inline void cpuset_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p, > struct cpumask *mask) > { > diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c > index 5b43f482fa0f..bff72b920624 100644 > --- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c > +++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c > @@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static struct cpuset top_cpuset = { > * __alloc_pages(). > * > * If a task is only holding callback_lock, then it has read-only > - * access to cpusets. > + * access to cpusets. Mind that callback_lock might be grabbed from other > + * subsystems as well (via cpuset_read_only_lock()). > * > * Now, the task_struct fields mems_allowed and mempolicy may be changed > * by other task, we use alloc_lock in the task_struct fields to protect > @@ -2410,6 +2411,28 @@ void __init cpuset_init_smp(void) > BUG_ON(!cpuset_migrate_mm_wq); > } > > +/** > + * cpuset_read_only_lock - Grab the callback_lock from cpuset subsystem. > + * > + * Description: As described in full details the comment above cpuset_mutex > + * and callback_lock definitions, holding callback_lock gives the holder > + * read-only access to cpusets. Even though it might look counter-intuitive > + * (as callback_lock is a spinlock), in fact a task must hold both > + * callback_lock _and_ cpuset_mutex to modify cpusets (write access). > + */ > +void cpuset_read_only_lock(void) > +{ > + raw_spin_lock(&callback_lock); > +} > + > +/** > + * cpuset_read_only_unlock - Release the callback_lock from cpuset subsystem. > + */ > +void cpuset_read_only_unlock(void) > +{ > + raw_spin_unlock(&callback_lock); > +} > + Maybe you can drop the "_only" part to be consistent with the rwlock APIs (read_lock/write_lock). Cheers, Longman