Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] rcu: Use _full() API to debug synchronize_rcu()

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On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 09:12:39AM -0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> Hi Ulad,
> 
> I put these three patches into next (and misc.2025.02.27a) for some
> testing, hopefully it all goes well and they can make it v6.15.
> 
> A few tag changed below:
> 
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 02:16:13PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> > Switch for using of get_state_synchronize_rcu_full() and
> > poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full() pair to debug a normal
> > synchronize_rcu() call.
> > 
> > Just using "not" full APIs to identify if a grace period is
> > passed or not might lead to a false-positive kernel splat.
> > 
> > It can happen, because get_state_synchronize_rcu() compresses
> > both normal and expedited states into one single unsigned long
> > value, so a poll_state_synchronize_rcu() can miss GP-completion
> > when synchronize_rcu()/synchronize_rcu_expedited() concurrently
> > run.
> > 
> > To address this, switch to poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full() and
> > get_state_synchronize_rcu_full() APIs, which use separate variables
> > for expedited and normal states.
> > 
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Z5ikQeVmVdsWQrdD@pc636/T/
> 
> I switch this into "Closes:" per checkpatch.
> 
> > Fixes: 988f569ae041 ("rcu: Reduce synchronize_rcu() latency")
> > Reported-by: cheung wall <zzqq0103.hey@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> You seem to forget add Paul's Reviewed-by, so I add it in rcu/next.
> Would you or Paul double-check the Reviewed-by should be here?

I am good with keeping my Reviewed-by tags.

							Thanx, Paul

> Regards,
> Boqun
> 
> > ---
> >  include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h | 3 +++
> >  kernel/rcu/tree.c             | 8 +++-----
> >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h b/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
> > index f9bed3d3f78d..4c92d4291cce 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
> > @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
> >  struct rcu_synchronize {
> >  	struct rcu_head head;
> >  	struct completion completion;
> > +
> > +	/* This is for debugging. */
> > +	struct rcu_gp_oldstate oldstate;
> >  };
> >  void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head *head);
> >  
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > index 8625f616c65a..48384fa2eaeb 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > @@ -1632,12 +1632,10 @@ static void rcu_sr_normal_complete(struct llist_node *node)
> >  {
> >  	struct rcu_synchronize *rs = container_of(
> >  		(struct rcu_head *) node, struct rcu_synchronize, head);
> > -	unsigned long oldstate = (unsigned long) rs->head.func;
> >  
> >  	WARN_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_RCU) &&
> > -		!poll_state_synchronize_rcu(oldstate),
> > -		"A full grace period is not passed yet: %lu",
> > -		rcu_seq_diff(get_state_synchronize_rcu(), oldstate));
> > +		!poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(&rs->oldstate),
> > +		"A full grace period is not passed yet!\n");
> >  
> >  	/* Finally. */
> >  	complete(&rs->completion);
> > @@ -3247,7 +3245,7 @@ static void synchronize_rcu_normal(void)
> >  	 * snapshot before adding a request.
> >  	 */
> >  	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_RCU))
> > -		rs.head.func = (void *) get_state_synchronize_rcu();
> > +		get_state_synchronize_rcu_full(&rs.oldstate);
> >  
> >  	rcu_sr_normal_add_req(&rs);
> >  
> > -- 
> > 2.39.5
> > 




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