[PATCH v3 5/7] rcu: handle quiescent states for PREEMPT_RCU=n, PREEMPT_COUNT=y

Ankur Arora posted 7 patches 1 year ago
[PATCH v3 5/7] rcu: handle quiescent states for PREEMPT_RCU=n, PREEMPT_COUNT=y
Posted by Ankur Arora 1 year ago
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@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@oracle.com>
---
 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 95a7c6c71a91..c7f7820b5e18 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -983,13 +983,16 @@ 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
-- 
2.43.5
Re: [PATCH v3 5/7] rcu: handle quiescent states for PREEMPT_RCU=n, PREEMPT_COUNT=y
Posted by Frederic Weisbecker 1 year ago
Le Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 08:06:56PM -0800, Ankur Arora a écrit :
> 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@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@oracle.com>

Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Re: [PATCH v3 5/7] rcu: handle quiescent states for PREEMPT_RCU=n, PREEMPT_COUNT=y
Posted by Ankur Arora 1 year ago
Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> writes:

> Le Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 08:06:56PM -0800, Ankur Arora a écrit :
>> 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@kernel.org>
>> Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
>> Signed-off-by: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@oracle.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>

Thanks for all the reviews!

--
ankur