Negative ->rcu_read_lock_nesting was introduced to prevent scheduler deadlock which was just prevented by deferred qs. So negative ->rcu_read_lock_nesting is useless now and rcu_read_unlock() can be simplified. And negative ->rcu_read_lock_nesting is bug-prone, it is good to kill it. Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h | 30 ++---------------------------- kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 21 +++++---------------- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h index c0d06bce35ea..9dcbd2734620 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h @@ -621,11 +621,11 @@ static void rcu_exp_handler(void *unused) * report the quiescent state, otherwise defer. */ if (!t->rcu_read_lock_nesting) { + rdp->exp_deferred_qs = true; if (!(preempt_count() & (PREEMPT_MASK | SOFTIRQ_MASK)) || rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs()) { - rcu_report_exp_rdp(rdp); + rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(t); } else { - rdp->exp_deferred_qs = true; set_tsk_need_resched(t); set_preempt_need_resched(); } @@ -646,32 +646,6 @@ static void rcu_exp_handler(void *unused) WRITE_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special.b.exp_hint, true); return; } - - /* - * The final and least likely case is where the interrupted - * code was just about to or just finished exiting the RCU-preempt - * read-side critical section, and no, we can't tell which. - * So either way, set ->deferred_qs to flag later code that - * a quiescent state is required. - * - * If the CPU is fully enabled (or if some buggy RCU-preempt - * read-side critical section is being used from idle), just - * invoke rcu_preempt_deferred_qs() to immediately report the - * quiescent state. We cannot use rcu_read_unlock_special() - * because we are in an interrupt handler, which will cause that - * function to take an early exit without doing anything. - * - * Otherwise, force a context switch after the CPU enables everything. - */ - rdp->exp_deferred_qs = true; - if (rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(t) && - (!(preempt_count() & (PREEMPT_MASK | SOFTIRQ_MASK)) || - WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs()))) { - rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(t); - } else { - set_tsk_need_resched(t); - set_preempt_need_resched(); - } } /* PREEMPTION=y, so no PREEMPTION=n expedited grace period to clean up after. */ diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h index dbded2b8c792..c62631c79463 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h @@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ static int rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(struct rcu_node *rnp) } /* Bias and limit values for ->rcu_read_lock_nesting. */ -#define RCU_NEST_BIAS INT_MAX -#define RCU_NEST_NMAX (-INT_MAX / 2) #define RCU_NEST_PMAX (INT_MAX / 2) /* @@ -373,21 +371,15 @@ void __rcu_read_unlock(void) { struct task_struct *t = current; - if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting != 1) { - --t->rcu_read_lock_nesting; - } else { + if (--t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0) { barrier(); /* critical section before exit code. */ - t->rcu_read_lock_nesting = -RCU_NEST_BIAS; - barrier(); /* assign before ->rcu_read_unlock_special load */ if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s))) rcu_read_unlock_special(t); - barrier(); /* ->rcu_read_unlock_special load before assign */ - t->rcu_read_lock_nesting = 0; } if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING)) { int rrln = t->rcu_read_lock_nesting; - WARN_ON_ONCE(rrln < 0 && rrln > RCU_NEST_NMAX); + WARN_ON_ONCE(rrln < 0); } } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rcu_read_unlock); @@ -535,12 +527,9 @@ rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long flags) */ static bool rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs(struct task_struct *t) { - return (__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.exp_deferred_qs) && - (!t->rcu_read_lock_nesting || - t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == -RCU_NEST_BIAS)) - || - (READ_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s) && - t->rcu_read_lock_nesting <= 0); + return (__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.exp_deferred_qs) || + READ_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special.s)) && + !t->rcu_read_lock_nesting; } /* -- 2.20.1