rcu: Add comments marking transitions between RCU watching and not

It is not as clear as it might be just where in RCU's idle entry/exit
code RCU stops and starts watching the current CPU.  This commit therefore
adds comments calling out the transitions.

Reported-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Paul E. McKenney 2020-03-12 17:01:57 -07:00
parent 52b1fc3f79
commit ac3caf8274
1 changed files with 25 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ void rcu_softirq_qs(void)
/*
* Record entry into an extended quiescent state. This is only to be
* called when not already in an extended quiescent state.
* called when not already in an extended quiescent state, that is,
* RCU is watching prior to the call to this function and is no longer
* watching upon return.
*/
static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter(void)
{
@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter(void)
* next idle sojourn.
*/
seq = atomic_add_return(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR, &rdp->dynticks);
/* Better be in an extended quiescent state! */
// RCU is no longer watching. Better be in extended quiescent state!
WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
(seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR));
/* Better not have special action (TLB flush) pending! */
@ -261,7 +263,8 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter(void)
/*
* Record exit from an extended quiescent state. This is only to be
* called from an extended quiescent state.
* called from an extended quiescent state, that is, RCU is not watching
* prior to the call to this function and is watching upon return.
*/
static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(void)
{
@ -274,6 +277,7 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(void)
* critical section.
*/
seq = atomic_add_return(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR, &rdp->dynticks);
// RCU is now watching. Better not be in an extended quiescent state!
WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
!(seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR));
if (seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK) {
@ -584,6 +588,7 @@ static void rcu_eqs_enter(bool user)
WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
rdp->dynticks_nesting == 0);
if (rdp->dynticks_nesting != 1) {
// RCU will still be watching, so just do accounting and leave.
rdp->dynticks_nesting--;
return;
}
@ -596,7 +601,9 @@ static void rcu_eqs_enter(bool user)
rcu_prepare_for_idle();
rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(current);
WRITE_ONCE(rdp->dynticks_nesting, 0); /* Avoid irq-access tearing. */
// RCU is watching here ...
rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter();
// ... but is no longer watching here.
rcu_dynticks_task_enter();
}
@ -676,7 +683,9 @@ static __always_inline void rcu_nmi_exit_common(bool irq)
if (irq)
rcu_prepare_for_idle();
// RCU is watching here ...
rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter();
// ... but is no longer watching here.
if (irq)
rcu_dynticks_task_enter();
@ -751,11 +760,14 @@ static void rcu_eqs_exit(bool user)
oldval = rdp->dynticks_nesting;
WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && oldval < 0);
if (oldval) {
// RCU was already watching, so just do accounting and leave.
rdp->dynticks_nesting++;
return;
}
rcu_dynticks_task_exit();
// RCU is not watching here ...
rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit();
// ... but is watching here.
rcu_cleanup_after_idle();
trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("End"), rdp->dynticks_nesting, 1, atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks));
WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !user && !is_idle_task(current));
@ -832,7 +844,9 @@ static __always_inline void rcu_nmi_enter_common(bool irq)
if (irq)
rcu_dynticks_task_exit();
// RCU is not watching here ...
rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit();
// ... but is watching here.
if (irq)
rcu_cleanup_after_idle();
@ -842,9 +856,16 @@ static __always_inline void rcu_nmi_enter_common(bool irq)
rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting == DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE &&
READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_urgent_qs) &&
!READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick)) {
// We get here only if we had already exited the extended
// quiescent state and this was an interrupt (not an NMI).
// Therefore, (1) RCU is already watching and (2) The fact
// that we are in an interrupt handler and that the rcu_node
// lock is an irq-disabled lock prevents self-deadlock.
// So we can safely recheck under the lock.
raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rdp->mynode);
// Recheck under lock.
if (rdp->rcu_urgent_qs && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
// A nohz_full CPU is in the kernel and RCU
// needs a quiescent state. Turn on the tick!
WRITE_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick, true);
tick_dep_set_cpu(rdp->cpu, TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
}