The following commit has been merged into the core/rcu branch of tip:
Commit-ID: 6be7436d2245d3dd8b9a8f949367c13841c23308
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/6be7436d2245d3dd8b9a8f949367c13841c23308
Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:47:41 -07:00
Committer: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:02:50 -07:00
rcu: Add rcu_gp_might_be_stalled()
This commit adds rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(), which returns true if there
is some reason to believe that the RCU grace period is stalled. The use
case is where an RCU free-memory path needs to allocate memory in order
to free it, a situation that should be avoided where possible.
But where it is necessary, there is always the alternative of using
synchronize_rcu() to wait for a grace period in order to avoid the
allocation. And if the grace period is stalled, allocating memory to
asynchronously wait for it is a bad idea of epic proportions: Far better
to let others use the memory, because these others might actually be
able to free that memory before the grace period ends.
Thus, rcu_gp_might_be_stalled() can be used to help decide whether
allocating memory on an RCU free path is a semi-reasonable course
of action.
Cc: Joel Fernandes <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/rcutiny.h | 1 +-
include/linux/rcutree.h | 1 +-
kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutiny.h b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
index 045c28b..dbf5ac4 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutiny.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static inline bool rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended(void) { return true; }
static inline bool rcu_is_watching(void) { return true; }
static inline void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void) { }
static inline void kfree_rcu_scheduler_running(void) { }
+static inline bool rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(void) { return false; }
/* Avoid RCU read-side critical sections leaking across. */
static inline void rcu_all_qs(void) { barrier(); }
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h
index 45f3f66..fbc2627 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcutree.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void rcu_barrier(void);
bool rcu_eqs_special_set(int cpu);
void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void);
void kfree_rcu_scheduler_running(void);
+bool rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(void);
unsigned long get_state_synchronize_rcu(void);
void cond_synchronize_rcu(unsigned long oldstate);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
index 119ed6a..4dede00 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
int sysctl_panic_on_rcu_stall __read_mostly;
#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
-#define RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA (5 * HZ)
+#define RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA (5 * HZ)
#else
-#define RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA 0
+#define RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA 0
#endif
+#define RCU_STALL_MIGHT_DIV 8
+#define RCU_STALL_MIGHT_MIN (2 * HZ)
/* Limit-check stall timeouts specified at boottime and runtime. */
int rcu_jiffies_till_stall_check(void)
@@ -40,6 +42,36 @@ int rcu_jiffies_till_stall_check(void)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_jiffies_till_stall_check);
+/**
+ * rcu_gp_might_be_stalled - Is it likely that the grace period is stalled?
+ *
+ * Returns @true if the current grace period is sufficiently old that
+ * it is reasonable to assume that it might be stalled. This can be
+ * useful when deciding whether to allocate memory to enable RCU-mediated
+ * freeing on the one hand or just invoking synchronize_rcu() on the other.
+ * The latter is preferable when the grace period is stalled.
+ *
+ * Note that sampling of the .gp_start and .gp_seq fields must be done
+ * carefully to avoid false positives at the beginnings and ends of
+ * grace periods.
+ */
+bool rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(void)
+{
+ unsigned long d = rcu_jiffies_till_stall_check() / RCU_STALL_MIGHT_DIV;
+ unsigned long j = jiffies;
+
+ if (d < RCU_STALL_MIGHT_MIN)
+ d = RCU_STALL_MIGHT_MIN;
+ smp_mb(); // jiffies before .gp_seq to avoid false positives.
+ if (!rcu_gp_in_progress())
+ return false;
+ // Long delays at this point avoids false positive, but a delay
+ // of ULONG_MAX/4 jiffies voids your no-false-positive warranty.
+ smp_mb(); // .gp_seq before second .gp_start
+ // And ditto here.
+ return !time_before(j, READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_start) + d);
+}
+
/* Don't do RCU CPU stall warnings during long sysrq printouts. */
void rcu_sysrq_start(void)
{
@@ -104,8 +136,8 @@ static void record_gp_stall_check_time(void)
WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_start, j);
j1 = rcu_jiffies_till_stall_check();
- /* Record ->gp_start before ->jiffies_stall. */
- smp_store_release(&rcu_state.jiffies_stall, j + j1); /* ^^^ */
+ smp_mb(); // ->gp_start before ->jiffies_stall and caller's ->gp_seq.
+ WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.jiffies_stall, j + j1);
rcu_state.jiffies_resched = j + j1 / 2;
rcu_state.n_force_qs_gpstart = READ_ONCE(rcu_state.n_force_qs);
}
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