On Wed 2021-09-22 13:05:12, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > Use rcu_user_{enter,exit}() calls to provide SMP ordering on context > tracking state stores: > > __context_tracking_exit() > __this_cpu_write(context_tracking.state, CONTEXT_KERNEL) > rcu_user_exit() > rcu_eqs_exit() > rcu_dynticks_eqs_eit() > rcu_dynticks_inc() > atomic_add_return() /* smp_mb */ > > __context_tracking_enter() > rcu_user_enter() > rcu_eqs_enter() > rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter() > rcu_dynticks_inc() > atomic_add_return() /* smp_mb */ > __this_cpu_write(context_tracking.state, state) > > This separates USER/KERNEL state with an smp_mb() on each side, > therefore, a user of context_tracking_state_cpu() can say the CPU must > pass through an smp_mb() before changing. > > Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > include/linux/context_tracking_state.h | 12 ++++++++++++ > kernel/context_tracking.c | 7 ++++--- > 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > --- a/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h > +++ b/include/linux/context_tracking_state.h > @@ -45,11 +45,23 @@ static __always_inline bool context_trac > { > return __this_cpu_read(context_tracking.state) == CONTEXT_USER; > } > + > +static __always_inline bool context_tracking_state_cpu(int cpu) > +{ > + struct context_tracking *ct = per_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking); Missing cpu parameter: struct context_tracking *ct = per_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking, cpu); > + > + if (!context_tracking_enabled() || !ct->active) > + return CONTEXT_DISABLED; > + > + return ct->state; > +} Best Regards, Petr