[tip: locking/core] locking/mutex: Add context analysis

tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra posted 1 patch 1 month ago
include/linux/mutex.h       |  2 +-
include/linux/mutex_types.h |  2 +-
kernel/locking/Makefile     |  2 ++
kernel/locking/mutex.c      | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
kernel/locking/mutex.h      |  1 +
kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h   | 12 ++++++++++++
6 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
[tip: locking/core] locking/mutex: Add context analysis
Posted by tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra 1 month ago
The following commit has been merged into the locking/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     5c4326231cde36fd5e90c41e403df9fac6238f4b
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/5c4326231cde36fd5e90c41e403df9fac6238f4b
Author:        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:06:08 +01:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
CommitterDate: Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:06:53 +01:00

locking/mutex: Add context analysis

Add compiler context analysis annotations.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260121111213.745353747@infradead.org
---
 include/linux/mutex.h       |  2 +-
 include/linux/mutex_types.h |  2 +-
 kernel/locking/Makefile     |  2 ++
 kernel/locking/mutex.c      | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 kernel/locking/mutex.h      |  1 +
 kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h   | 12 ++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mutex.h b/include/linux/mutex.h
index c471b12..734048c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mutex.h
+++ b/include/linux/mutex.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static inline int __must_check __devm_mutex_init(struct device *dev, struct mute
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 extern void mutex_lock_nested(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass) __acquires(lock);
-extern void _mutex_lock_nest_lock(struct mutex *lock, struct lockdep_map *nest_lock);
+extern void _mutex_lock_nest_lock(struct mutex *lock, struct lockdep_map *nest_lock) __acquires(lock);
 extern int __must_check mutex_lock_interruptible_nested(struct mutex *lock,
 					unsigned int subclass) __cond_acquires(0, lock);
 extern int __must_check _mutex_lock_killable(struct mutex *lock,
diff --git a/include/linux/mutex_types.h b/include/linux/mutex_types.h
index a8f119f..24ed599 100644
--- a/include/linux/mutex_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mutex_types.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ context_lock_struct(mutex) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
 	struct optimistic_spin_queue osq; /* Spinner MCS lock */
 #endif
-	struct mutex_waiter	*first_waiter;
+	struct mutex_waiter	*first_waiter __guarded_by(&wait_lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
 	void			*magic;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/locking/Makefile b/kernel/locking/Makefile
index a114949..264447d 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/locking/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # and is generally not a function of system call inputs.
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT		:= n
 
+CONTEXT_ANALYSIS_mutex.o := y
+
 obj-y += mutex.o semaphore.o rwsem.o percpu-rwsem.o
 
 # Avoid recursion lockdep -> sanitizer -> ... -> lockdep & improve performance.
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 95f1822..427187f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@
 static void __mutex_init_generic(struct mutex *lock)
 {
 	atomic_long_set(&lock->owner, 0);
-	raw_spin_lock_init(&lock->wait_lock);
-	lock->first_waiter = NULL;
+	scoped_guard (raw_spinlock_init, &lock->wait_lock) {
+		lock->first_waiter = NULL;
+	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
 	osq_lock_init(&lock->osq);
 #endif
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mutex_init_generic);
  * follow with a __mutex_trylock() before failing.
  */
 static __always_inline bool __mutex_trylock_fast(struct mutex *lock)
+	__cond_acquires(true, lock)
 {
 	unsigned long curr = (unsigned long)current;
 	unsigned long zero = 0UL;
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ static __always_inline bool __mutex_trylock_fast(struct mutex *lock)
 }
 
 static __always_inline bool __mutex_unlock_fast(struct mutex *lock)
+	__cond_releases(true, lock)
 {
 	unsigned long curr = (unsigned long)current;
 
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ static inline void __mutex_clear_flag(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long flag)
 static void
 __mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 		   struct mutex_waiter *first)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	hung_task_set_blocker(lock, BLOCKER_TYPE_MUTEX);
 	debug_mutex_add_waiter(lock, waiter, current);
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ __mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 
 static void
 __mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	if (list_empty(&waiter->list)) {
 		__mutex_clear_flag(lock, MUTEX_FLAGS);
@@ -268,7 +273,8 @@ static void __mutex_handoff(struct mutex *lock, struct task_struct *task)
  * We also put the fastpath first in the kernel image, to make sure the
  * branch is predicted by the CPU as default-untaken.
  */
-static void __sched __mutex_lock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock);
+static void __sched __mutex_lock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock)
+	__acquires(lock);
 
 /**
  * mutex_lock - acquire the mutex
@@ -349,7 +355,7 @@ bool ww_mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx,
 	 * Similarly, stop spinning if we are no longer the
 	 * first waiter.
 	 */
-	if (waiter && lock->first_waiter != waiter)
+	if (waiter && data_race(lock->first_waiter != waiter))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -534,7 +540,8 @@ mutex_optimistic_spin(struct mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx,
 }
 #endif
 
-static noinline void __sched __mutex_unlock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long ip);
+static noinline void __sched __mutex_unlock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long ip)
+	__releases(lock);
 
 /**
  * mutex_unlock - release the mutex
@@ -574,6 +581,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mutex_unlock);
  * of a unlocked mutex is not allowed.
  */
 void __sched ww_mutex_unlock(struct ww_mutex *lock)
+	__no_context_analysis
 {
 	__ww_mutex_unlock(lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&lock->base);
@@ -587,6 +595,7 @@ static __always_inline int __sched
 __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclass,
 		    struct lockdep_map *nest_lock, unsigned long ip,
 		    struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx, const bool use_ww_ctx)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q);
 	struct mutex_waiter waiter;
@@ -780,6 +789,7 @@ err_early_kill:
 static int __sched
 __mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclass,
 	     struct lockdep_map *nest_lock, unsigned long ip)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	return __mutex_lock_common(lock, state, subclass, nest_lock, ip, NULL, false);
 }
@@ -787,6 +797,7 @@ __mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclass,
 static int __sched
 __ww_mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int state, unsigned int subclass,
 		unsigned long ip, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	return __mutex_lock_common(lock, state, subclass, NULL, ip, ww_ctx, true);
 }
@@ -834,6 +845,7 @@ void __sched
 mutex_lock_nested(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass)
 {
 	__mutex_lock(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, subclass, NULL, _RET_IP_);
+	__acquire(lock);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mutex_lock_nested);
@@ -842,6 +854,7 @@ void __sched
 _mutex_lock_nest_lock(struct mutex *lock, struct lockdep_map *nest)
 {
 	__mutex_lock(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, 0, nest, _RET_IP_);
+	__acquire(lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_mutex_lock_nest_lock);
 
@@ -870,12 +883,14 @@ mutex_lock_io_nested(struct mutex *lock, unsigned int subclass)
 	token = io_schedule_prepare();
 	__mutex_lock_common(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE,
 			    subclass, NULL, _RET_IP_, NULL, 0);
+	__acquire(lock);
 	io_schedule_finish(token);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mutex_lock_io_nested);
 
 static inline int
 ww_mutex_deadlock_injection(struct ww_mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ctx)
+	__cond_releases(nonzero, lock)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_WW_MUTEX_SLOWPATH
 	unsigned tmp;
@@ -937,6 +952,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ww_mutex_lock_interruptible);
  * Release the lock, slowpath:
  */
 static noinline void __sched __mutex_unlock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long ip)
+	__releases(lock)
 {
 	struct task_struct *next = NULL;
 	struct mutex_waiter *waiter;
@@ -945,6 +961,7 @@ static noinline void __sched __mutex_unlock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock, unsigne
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	mutex_release(&lock->dep_map, ip);
+	__release(lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Release the lock before (potentially) taking the spinlock such that
@@ -1066,24 +1083,29 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mutex_lock_io);
 
 static noinline void __sched
 __mutex_lock_slowpath(struct mutex *lock)
+	__acquires(lock)
 {
 	__mutex_lock(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, 0, NULL, _RET_IP_);
+	__acquire(lock);
 }
 
 static noinline int __sched
 __mutex_lock_killable_slowpath(struct mutex *lock)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	return __mutex_lock(lock, TASK_KILLABLE, 0, NULL, _RET_IP_);
 }
 
 static noinline int __sched
 __mutex_lock_interruptible_slowpath(struct mutex *lock)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	return __mutex_lock(lock, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, 0, NULL, _RET_IP_);
 }
 
 static noinline int __sched
 __ww_mutex_lock_slowpath(struct ww_mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ctx)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	return __ww_mutex_lock(&lock->base, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, 0,
 			       _RET_IP_, ctx);
@@ -1092,6 +1114,7 @@ __ww_mutex_lock_slowpath(struct ww_mutex *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ctx)
 static noinline int __sched
 __ww_mutex_lock_interruptible_slowpath(struct ww_mutex *lock,
 					    struct ww_acquire_ctx *ctx)
+	__cond_acquires(0, lock)
 {
 	return __ww_mutex_lock(&lock->base, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, 0,
 			       _RET_IP_, ctx);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.h b/kernel/locking/mutex.h
index 9ad4da8..b94ef40 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *  Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 /*
  * This is the control structure for tasks blocked on mutex, which resides
  * on the blocked task's kernel stack:
diff --git a/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h b/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h
index a0847e9..c50ea5d 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/ww_mutex.h
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_first(struct mutex *lock)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	return lock->first_waiter;
 }
 
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_next(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	w = list_next_entry(w, list);
 	if (lock->first_waiter == w)
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ __ww_waiter_next(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
 
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_prev(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	w = list_prev_entry(w, list);
 	if (lock->first_waiter == w)
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ __ww_waiter_prev(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *w)
 
 static inline struct mutex_waiter *
 __ww_waiter_last(struct mutex *lock)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	struct mutex_waiter *w = lock->first_waiter;
 
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ __ww_waiter_last(struct mutex *lock)
 
 static inline void
 __ww_waiter_add(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter, struct mutex_waiter *pos)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	__mutex_add_waiter(lock, waiter, pos);
 }
@@ -60,16 +65,19 @@ __ww_mutex_has_waiters(struct mutex *lock)
 }
 
 static inline void lock_wait_lock(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long *flags)
+	__acquires(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&lock->wait_lock, *flags);
 }
 
 static inline void unlock_wait_lock(struct mutex *lock, unsigned long *flags)
+	__releases(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock->wait_lock, *flags);
 }
 
 static inline void lockdep_assert_wait_lock_held(struct mutex *lock)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&lock->wait_lock);
 }
@@ -296,6 +304,7 @@ static bool __ww_mutex_wound(struct MUTEX *lock,
 			     struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx,
 			     struct ww_acquire_ctx *hold_ctx,
 			     struct wake_q_head *wake_q)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	struct task_struct *owner = __ww_mutex_owner(lock);
 
@@ -360,6 +369,7 @@ static bool __ww_mutex_wound(struct MUTEX *lock,
 static void
 __ww_mutex_check_waiters(struct MUTEX *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx,
 			 struct wake_q_head *wake_q)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	struct MUTEX_WAITER *cur;
 
@@ -453,6 +463,7 @@ __ww_mutex_kill(struct MUTEX *lock, struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx)
 static inline int
 __ww_mutex_check_kill(struct MUTEX *lock, struct MUTEX_WAITER *waiter,
 		      struct ww_acquire_ctx *ctx)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	struct ww_mutex *ww = container_of(lock, struct ww_mutex, base);
 	struct ww_acquire_ctx *hold_ctx = READ_ONCE(ww->ctx);
@@ -503,6 +514,7 @@ __ww_mutex_add_waiter(struct MUTEX_WAITER *waiter,
 		      struct MUTEX *lock,
 		      struct ww_acquire_ctx *ww_ctx,
 		      struct wake_q_head *wake_q)
+	__must_hold(&lock->wait_lock)
 {
 	struct MUTEX_WAITER *cur, *pos = NULL;
 	bool is_wait_die;