On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 03:42:39PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: > On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:10:52 -0700 > paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Because RCU does not watch exception early-entry/late-exit, idle-loop, > > or CPU-hotplug execution, protection of tracing and BPF operations is > > needlessly complicated. This commit therefore adds a variant of > > Tasks RCU that: > > > > o Has explicit read-side markers to allow finite grace periods in > > the face of in-kernel loops for PREEMPT=n builds. These markers > > are rcu_read_lock_trace() and rcu_read_unlock_trace(). > > > > o Protects code in the idle loop, exception entry/exit, and > > CPU-hotplug code paths. In this respect, RCU-tasks trace is > > similar to SRCU, but with lighter-weight readers. > > > > o Avoids expensive read-side instruction, having overhead similar > > to that of Preemptible RCU. > > > > There are of course downsides: > > > > o The grace-period code can send IPIs to CPUs, even when those CPUs > > are in the idle loop or in nohz_full userspace. This will be > > addressed by later commits. > > > > o It is necessary to scan the full tasklist, much as for Tasks RCU. > > > > o There is a single callback queue guarded by a single lock, > > again, much as for Tasks RCU. However, those early use cases > > that request multiple grace periods in quick succession are > > expected to do so from a single task, which makes the single > > lock almost irrelevant. If needed, multiple callback queues > > can be provided using any number of schemes. > > > > Perhaps most important, this variant of RCU does not affect the vanilla > > flavors, rcu_preempt and rcu_sched. The fact that RCU Tasks Trace > > readers can operate from idle, offline, and exception entry/exit in no > > way enables rcu_preempt and rcu_sched readers to do so. > > > > This effort benefited greatly from off-list discussions of BPF > > requirements with Alexei Starovoitov and Andrii Nakryiko. At least > > some of the on-list discussions are captured in the Link: tags below. > > In addition, KCSAN was quite helpful in finding some early bugs. > > If we have this, do we still need to have RCU Tasks Rude flavor? I have no idea. It is not a drop-in replacement for RCU Tasks Rude because preempt_disable() acts as a reader for Rude but not for Trace, which needs explicit rcu_read_lock_trace() and rcu_read_unlock_trace() markers. But it might well be that all of the schedule_on_each_cpu(ftrace_sync) users could be adapted to use RCU Tasks Trace instead. I would have to defer to you. ;-) > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200219150744.428764577@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87mu8p797b.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200225221305.605144982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@xxxxxx> > > --- > > include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h | 84 ++++++++++ > > include/linux/sched.h | 8 + > > init/init_task.c | 4 + > > kernel/fork.c | 4 + > > kernel/rcu/Kconfig | 12 +- > > kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 359 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > > 6 files changed, 462 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h > > > > > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig > > index 0d43ec1..187226b 100644 > > --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig > > @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ config TREE_SRCU > > This option selects the full-fledged version of SRCU. > > > > config TASKS_RCU_GENERIC > > - def_bool TASKS_RCU || TASKS_RUDE_RCU > > + def_bool TASKS_RCU || TASKS_RUDE_RCU || TASKS_TRACE_RCU > > select SRCU > > help > > This option enables generic infrastructure code supporting > > @@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ config TASKS_RUDE_RCU > > switches on all online CPUs, including idle ones, so use > > with caution. Not for manual selection. > > > > +config TASKS_TRACE_RCU > > + def_bool 0 > > + default n > > Again, no need for "default n" > > > + help > > + This option enables a task-based RCU implementation that uses > > + explicit rcu_read_lock_trace() read-side markers, and allows > > + these readers to appear in the idle loop as well as on the CPU > > + hotplug code paths. It can force IPIs on online CPUs, including > > + idle ones, so use with caution. Not for manual selection. > > And no real need for "Not for manual selection". Both removed, thank you! > > + > > config RCU_STALL_COMMON > > def_bool TREE_RCU > > help > > > > > @@ -480,10 +489,10 @@ core_initcall(rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread); > > // > > // "Rude" variant of Tasks RCU, inspired by Steve Rostedt's trick of > > // passing an empty function to schedule_on_each_cpu(). This approach > > -// provides an asynchronous call_rcu_rude() API and batching of concurrent > > -// calls to the synchronous synchronize_rcu_rude() API. This sends IPIs > > -// far and wide and induces otherwise unnecessary context switches on all > > -// online CPUs, whether online or not. > > +// provides an asynchronous call_rcu_tasks_rude() API and batching > > +// of concurrent calls to the synchronous synchronize_rcu_rude() API. > > +// This sends IPIs far and wide and induces otherwise unnecessary context > > +// switches on all online CPUs, whether online or not. > > This looks out of place for this patch. Perhaps you fixed this code and > applied it to the wrong patch? Indeed I did, good catch! Huh. I guess the easiest fix is to back out this change, rebase, then apply it to the earlier commit in a second rebase. I guess git -might- figure it out in one pass. ;-) > > // Empty function to allow workqueues to force a context switch. > > static void rcu_tasks_be_rude(struct work_struct *work) > > @@ -569,3 +578,337 @@ static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_rude_kthread(void) > > core_initcall(rcu_spawn_tasks_rude_kthread); > > > > #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RUDE_RCU */ > > + > > +//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > +// > > +// Tracing variant of Tasks RCU. This variant is designed to be used > > +// to protect tracing hooks, including those of BPF. This variant > > +// therefore: > > +// > > +// 1. Has explicit read-side markers to allow finite grace periods > > +// in the face of in-kernel loops for PREEMPT=n builds. > > +// > > +// 2. Protects code in the idle loop, exception entry/exit, and > > +// CPU-hotplug code paths, similar to the capabilities of SRCU. > > +// > > +// 3. Avoids expensive read-side instruction, having overhead similar > > +// to that of Preemptible RCU. > > +// > > +// There are of course downsides. The grace-period code can send IPIs to > > +// CPUs, even when those CPUs are in the idle loop or in nohz_full userspace. > > +// It is necessary to scan the full tasklist, much as for Tasks RCU. There > > +// is a single callback queue guarded by a single lock, again, much as for > > +// Tasks RCU. If needed, these downsides can be at least partially remedied. > > +// > > +// Perhaps most important, this variant of RCU does not affect the vanilla > > +// flavors, rcu_preempt and rcu_sched. The fact that RCU Tasks Trace > > +// readers can operate from idle, offline, and exception entry/exit in no > > +// way allows rcu_preempt and rcu_sched readers to also do so. > > + > > +// The lockdep state must be outside of #ifdef to be useful. > > +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC > > +static struct lock_class_key rcu_lock_trace_key; > > +struct lockdep_map rcu_trace_lock_map = > > + STATIC_LOCKDEP_MAP_INIT("rcu_read_lock_trace", &rcu_lock_trace_key); > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_trace_lock_map); > > +#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */ > > + > > +#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU > > + > > +atomic_t trc_n_readers_need_end; // Number of waited-for readers. > > +DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(trc_wait); // List of holdout tasks. > > + > > +// Record outstanding IPIs to each CPU. No point in sending two... > > +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, trc_ipi_to_cpu); > > + > > +/* If we are the last reader, wake up the grace-period kthread. */ > > +void rcu_read_unlock_trace_special(struct task_struct *t) > > +{ > > + WRITE_ONCE(t->trc_reader_need_end, false); > > + if (atomic_dec_and_test(&trc_n_readers_need_end)) > > + wake_up(&trc_wait); > > Hmm, this can't be called in places that hold the rq->lock can it? Good point. If interrupts are disabled, it will need to use some other mechanism. One approach is irqwork. Another is a timer. Suggestions? Thanx, Paul > -- Steve > > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_read_unlock_trace_special); > > + > > +/* Add a task to the holdout list, if it is not already on the list. */ > > +static void trc_add_holdout(struct task_struct *t, struct list_head *bhp) > > +{ > > + if (list_empty(&t->trc_holdout_list)) { > > + get_task_struct(t); > > + list_add(&t->trc_holdout_list, bhp); > > + } > > +} > > +ndif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU */ >