[tip: core/rcu] rcu: Fix exp_funnel_lock()/rcu_exp_wait_wake() datarace

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The following commit has been merged into the core/rcu branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     24bb9eccf7ff335c16c2970ac7cd5c32a92821a6
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/24bb9eccf7ff335c16c2970ac7cd5c32a92821a6
Author:        Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate:    Sun, 22 Dec 2019 19:55:50 -08:00
Committer:     Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:58:21 -08:00

rcu: Fix exp_funnel_lock()/rcu_exp_wait_wake() datarace

The rcu_node structure's ->exp_seq_rq field is accessed locklessly, so
updates must use WRITE_ONCE().  This commit therefore adds the needed
WRITE_ONCE() invocation where it was missed.

This data race was reported by KCSAN.  Not appropriate for backporting
due to failure being unlikely.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index dcbd757..d7e0484 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void rcu_exp_wait_wake(unsigned long s)
 			spin_lock(&rnp->exp_lock);
 			/* Recheck, avoid hang in case someone just arrived. */
 			if (ULONG_CMP_LT(rnp->exp_seq_rq, s))
-				rnp->exp_seq_rq = s;
+				WRITE_ONCE(rnp->exp_seq_rq, s);
 			spin_unlock(&rnp->exp_lock);
 		}
 		smp_mb(); /* All above changes before wakeup. */



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