From: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@xxxxxxxxxx> With PREEMPT_RCU=n, cond_resched() provides urgently needed quiescent states for read-side critical sections via rcu_all_qs(). One reason why this was needed: lacking preempt-count, the tick handler has no way of knowing whether it is executing in a read-side critical section or not. With (PREEMPT_LAZY=y, PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n), we get (PREEMPT_COUNT=y, PREEMPT_RCU=n). In this configuration cond_resched() is a stub and does not provide quiescent states via rcu_all_qs(). (PREEMPT_RCU=y provides this information via rcu_read_unlock() and its nesting counter.) So, use the availability of preempt_count() to report quiescent states in rcu_flavor_sched_clock_irq(). Suggested-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h index b025e95ede05..f444e8d3f68b 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h @@ -984,13 +984,16 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_blocked_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp) */ static void rcu_flavor_sched_clock_irq(int user) { - if (user || rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle()) { + if (user || rcu_is_cpu_rrupt_from_idle() || + (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT) && + (preempt_count() == HARDIRQ_OFFSET))) { /* * Get here if this CPU took its interrupt from user - * mode or from the idle loop, and if this is not a - * nested interrupt. In this case, the CPU is in - * a quiescent state, so note it. + * mode, from the idle loop without this being a nested + * interrupt, or while not holding the task preempt count + * (with PREEMPT_COUNT=y). In this case, the CPU is in a + * quiescent state, so note it. * * No memory barrier is required here because rcu_qs() * references only CPU-local variables that other CPUs -- 2.40.1