Re: [PATCH v4 12/22] lib/stackdepot: use read/write lock

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On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 11:15:05PM +0100, Marco Elver wrote:
> +		/*
> +		 * Stack traces of size 0 are never saved, and we can simply use
> +		 * the size field as an indicator if this is a new unused stack
> +		 * record in the freelist.
> +		 */
> +		stack->size = 0;

I would use WRITE_ONCE here too, at least for TSan.

> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * We maintain the invariant that the elements in front are least
> +	 * recently used, and are therefore more likely to be associated with an
> +	 * RCU grace period in the past. Consequently it is sufficient to only
> +	 * check the first entry.
> +	 */
> +	stack = list_first_entry(&free_stacks, struct stack_record, free_list);
> +	if (stack->size && !poll_state_synchronize_rcu(stack->rcu_state))

READ_ONCE (also for TSan, and might be safer long term in case the
compiler considers some fancy code transformation)

> +		return NULL;
>  
> +		stack = depot_pop_free();
> +		if (WARN_ON(!stack))

Won't you get nesting problems here if this triggers due to the print?
I assume the nmi safe printk won't consider it like an NMI.

>  	counters[DEPOT_COUNTER_FREELIST_SIZE]++;
>  	counters[DEPOT_COUNTER_FREES]++;
>  	counters[DEPOT_COUNTER_INUSE]--;
> +
> +	printk_deferred_exit();

Ah this handles the WARN_ON? Should be ok then.

-Andi




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