The following commit has been merged into the core/rcu branch of tip: Commit-ID: 12a910e3cd3d11e00b2a2df24ea995ffa3e27ae5 Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/12a910e3cd3d11e00b2a2df24ea995ffa3e27ae5 Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:01:50 -08:00 Committer: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> CommitterDate: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:08:12 -08:00 rcutorture: Require entire stutter period be post-boot Currently, the rcu_torture_writer() function checks that all required grace periods elapse during a stutter interval, which is a multi-second time period during which the test load is removed. However, this check is suppressed during early boot (that is, before init is spawned) in order to avoid false positives that otherwise occur due to heavy load on the single boot CPU. Unfortunately, this approach is insufficient. It is possible that the stutter interval might end just as init is spawned, so that early boot conditions prevailed during almost the entire stutter interval. This commit therefore takes a snapshot of boot-complete state just before the stutter interval, thus suppressing the check for failure to complete grace periods unless the entire stutter interval took place after early boot. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c index 338e118..1930d92 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c @@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ rcu_torture_fqs(void *arg) static int rcu_torture_writer(void *arg) { + bool boot_ended; bool can_expedite = !rcu_gp_is_expedited() && !rcu_gp_is_normal(); unsigned long cookie; int expediting = 0; @@ -1239,12 +1240,13 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg) !rcu_gp_is_normal(); } rcu_torture_writer_state = RTWS_STUTTER; + boot_ended = rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended(); stutter_waited = stutter_wait("rcu_torture_writer"); if (stutter_waited && !READ_ONCE(rcu_fwd_cb_nodelay) && !cur_ops->slow_gps && !torture_must_stop() && - rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended()) + boot_ended) for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rcu_tortures); i++) if (list_empty(&rcu_tortures[i].rtort_free) && rcu_access_pointer(rcu_torture_current) !=