On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 03:02:21PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > +void __local_bh_disable_ip(unsigned long ip, unsigned int cnt) > +{ > + unsigned long flags; > + int newcnt; > + > + WARN_ON_ONCE(in_hardirq()); > + > + /* First entry of a task into a BH disabled section? */ > + if (!current->softirq_disable_cnt) { > + if (preemptible()) { > + local_lock(&softirq_ctrl.lock); > + rcu_read_lock(); Ah you lock RCU because local_bh_disable() implies it and since it doesn't disable preemption anymore, you must do it explicitly? Perhaps local_lock() should itself imply rcu_read_lock() ? > + } else { > + DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(this_cpu_read(softirq_ctrl.cnt)); > + } > + } > + > + preempt_disable(); Do you really need to disable preemption here? Migration is disabled by local_lock() and I can't figure out a scenario where the below can conflict with a preempting task. > + /* > + * Track the per CPU softirq disabled state. On RT this is per CPU > + * state to allow preemption of bottom half disabled sections. > + */ > + newcnt = this_cpu_add_return(softirq_ctrl.cnt, cnt); __this_cpu_add_return() ? > + /* > + * Reflect the result in the task state to prevent recursion on the > + * local lock and to make softirq_count() & al work. > + */ > + current->softirq_disable_cnt = newcnt; > + > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS) && newcnt == cnt) { > + raw_local_irq_save(flags); > + lockdep_softirqs_off(ip); > + raw_local_irq_restore(flags); > + } > + preempt_enable(); > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__local_bh_disable_ip); > + > +static void __local_bh_enable(unsigned int cnt, bool unlock) > +{ > + unsigned long flags; > + int newcnt; > + > + DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(current->softirq_disable_cnt != > + this_cpu_read(softirq_ctrl.cnt)); __this_cpu_read() ? Although that's lockdep only so not too important. > + > + preempt_disable(); Same question about preempt_disable(). > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS) && softirq_count() == cnt) { > + raw_local_irq_save(flags); > + lockdep_softirqs_on(_RET_IP_); > + raw_local_irq_restore(flags); > + } > + > + newcnt = this_cpu_sub_return(softirq_ctrl.cnt, cnt); __this_cpu_sub_return? > + current->softirq_disable_cnt = newcnt; > + preempt_enable(); > + > + if (!newcnt && unlock) { > + rcu_read_unlock(); > + local_unlock(&softirq_ctrl.lock); > + } > +} Thanks.