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<title>linux-stable.git/kernel/rcu/tree.c, branch v5.16.2</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel stable tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>rcu: Fix rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs() vs noinstr</title>
<updated>2021-10-07T17:00:07+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Peter Zijlstra</name>
<email>peterz@infradead.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-09-28T08:40:22+00:00</published>
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  vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_nmi_enter()+0x36: call to __kasan_check_read() leaves .noinstr.text section

noinstr cannot have atomic_*() functions in because they're explicitly
annotated, use arch_atomic_*().

Fixes: 2be57f732889 ("rcu: Weaken -&gt;dynticks accesses and updates")
Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell &lt;sfr@canb.auug.org.au&gt;
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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  vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: rcu_nmi_enter()+0x36: call to __kasan_check_read() leaves .noinstr.text section

noinstr cannot have atomic_*() functions in because they're explicitly
annotated, use arch_atomic_*().

Fixes: 2be57f732889 ("rcu: Weaken -&gt;dynticks accesses and updates")
Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell &lt;sfr@canb.auug.org.au&gt;
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Make rcutree_dying_cpu() use its "cpu" parameter</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-30T03:30:32+00:00</published>
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<content type='text'>
The CPU-hotplug functions take a "cpu" parameter, but rcutree_dying_cpu()
ignores it in favor of this_cpu_ptr().  This works at the moment, but
it would be better to be consistent.  This might also work better given
some possible future changes.  This commit therefore uses per_cpu_ptr()
to avoid ignoring the rcutree_dying_cpu() function's argument.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
The CPU-hotplug functions take a "cpu" parameter, but rcutree_dying_cpu()
ignores it in favor of this_cpu_ptr().  This works at the moment, but
it would be better to be consistent.  This might also work better given
some possible future changes.  This commit therefore uses per_cpu_ptr()
to avoid ignoring the rcutree_dying_cpu() function's argument.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Simplify rcu_report_dead() call to rcu_report_exp_rdp()</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-29T22:35:21+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=768f5d50e6ad88363291f96a2e230442b8d633bc'/>
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<content type='text'>
Currently, rcu_report_dead() disables preemption across its call to
rcu_report_exp_rdp(), but this is pointless because interrupts are
already disabled by the caller.  In addition, rcu_report_dead() computes
the address of the outgoing CPU's rcu_data structure, which is also
pointless because this address is already present in local variable rdp.
This commit therefore drops the preemption disabling and passes rdp
to rcu_report_exp_rdp().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
Currently, rcu_report_dead() disables preemption across its call to
rcu_report_exp_rdp(), but this is pointless because interrupts are
already disabled by the caller.  In addition, rcu_report_dead() computes
the address of the outgoing CPU's rcu_data structure, which is also
pointless because this address is already present in local variable rdp.
This commit therefore drops the preemption disabling and passes rdp
to rcu_report_exp_rdp().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Move rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() to rcu_cpu_starting()</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-28T19:38:42+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=2caebefb00f03b5ba13d44aa6cc3723759b43822'/>
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<content type='text'>
The purpose of rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() is to adjust the -&gt;dynticks
counter of an incoming CPU when required.  It is currently invoked
from rcutree_prepare_cpu(), which runs before the incoming CPU is
running, and thus on some other CPU.  This makes the per-CPU accesses in
rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() iffy at best, and it all "works" only because
the running CPU cannot possibly be in dyntick-idle mode, which means
that rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() never has any effect.

It is currently OK for rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() to have no effect, but
only because the CPU-offline process just happens to leave -&gt;dynticks in
the correct state.  After all, if -&gt;dynticks were in the wrong state on a
just-onlined CPU, rcutorture would complain bitterly the next time that
CPU went idle, at least in kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG=y,
for example, those built by rcutorture scenario TREE04.  One could
argue that this means that rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() is unnecessary,
however, removing it would make the CPU-online process vulnerable to
slight changes in the CPU-offline process.

One could also ask why it is safe to move the rcu_dynticks_eqs_online()
call so late in the CPU-online process.  Indeed, there was a time when it
would not have been safe, which does much to explain its current location.
However, the marking of a CPU as online from an RCU perspective has long
since moved from rcutree_prepare_cpu() to rcu_cpu_starting(), and all
that is required is that -&gt;dynticks be set correctly by the time that
the CPU is marked as online from an RCU perspective.  After all, the RCU
grace-period kthread does not check to see if offline CPUs are also idle.
(In case you were curious, this is one reason why there is quiescent-state
reporting as part of the offlining process.)

This commit therefore moves the call to rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() from
rcutree_prepare_cpu() to rcu_cpu_starting(), this latter being guaranteed
to be running on the incoming CPU.  The call to this function must of
course be placed before this rcu_cpu_starting() announces this CPU's
presence to RCU.

Reported-by: Mathieu Desnoyers &lt;mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
The purpose of rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() is to adjust the -&gt;dynticks
counter of an incoming CPU when required.  It is currently invoked
from rcutree_prepare_cpu(), which runs before the incoming CPU is
running, and thus on some other CPU.  This makes the per-CPU accesses in
rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() iffy at best, and it all "works" only because
the running CPU cannot possibly be in dyntick-idle mode, which means
that rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() never has any effect.

It is currently OK for rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() to have no effect, but
only because the CPU-offline process just happens to leave -&gt;dynticks in
the correct state.  After all, if -&gt;dynticks were in the wrong state on a
just-onlined CPU, rcutorture would complain bitterly the next time that
CPU went idle, at least in kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG=y,
for example, those built by rcutorture scenario TREE04.  One could
argue that this means that rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() is unnecessary,
however, removing it would make the CPU-online process vulnerable to
slight changes in the CPU-offline process.

One could also ask why it is safe to move the rcu_dynticks_eqs_online()
call so late in the CPU-online process.  Indeed, there was a time when it
would not have been safe, which does much to explain its current location.
However, the marking of a CPU as online from an RCU perspective has long
since moved from rcutree_prepare_cpu() to rcu_cpu_starting(), and all
that is required is that -&gt;dynticks be set correctly by the time that
the CPU is marked as online from an RCU perspective.  After all, the RCU
grace-period kthread does not check to see if offline CPUs are also idle.
(In case you were curious, this is one reason why there is quiescent-state
reporting as part of the offlining process.)

This commit therefore moves the call to rcu_dynticks_eqs_online() from
rcutree_prepare_cpu() to rcu_cpu_starting(), this latter being guaranteed
to be running on the incoming CPU.  The call to this function must of
course be placed before this rcu_cpu_starting() announces this CPU's
presence to RCU.

Reported-by: Mathieu Desnoyers &lt;mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Comment rcu_gp_init() code waiting for CPU-hotplug operations</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-26T18:57:39+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=ebc88ad491362e6a4fae5bfb1c23c06c876f70be'/>
<id>ebc88ad491362e6a4fae5bfb1c23c06c876f70be</id>
<content type='text'>
Near the beginning of rcu_gp_init() is a per-rcu_node loop that waits
for CPU-hotplug operations that might have started before the new
grace period did.  This commit adds a comment explaining that this
wait does not exclude CPU-hotplug operations.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
Near the beginning of rcu_gp_init() is a per-rcu_node loop that waits
for CPU-hotplug operations that might have started before the new
grace period did.  This commit adds a comment explaining that this
wait does not exclude CPU-hotplug operations.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Eliminate rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() local variable ruqp</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-22T23:47:42+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=9424b867a759febc2b67b6777bfa27f0f830d437'/>
<id>9424b867a759febc2b67b6777bfa27f0f830d437</id>
<content type='text'>
The rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() function's local variable ruqp references
the -&gt;rcu_urgent_qs field in the rcu_data structure referenced by the
function parameter rdp, with a rather odd method for computing the
pointer to this field.  This commit therefore simplifies things and
saves a couple of lines of code by replacing each instance of ruqp with
&amp;rdp-&gt;need_heavy_qs.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
The rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() function's local variable ruqp references
the -&gt;rcu_urgent_qs field in the rcu_data structure referenced by the
function parameter rdp, with a rather odd method for computing the
pointer to this field.  This commit therefore simplifies things and
saves a couple of lines of code by replacing each instance of ruqp with
&amp;rdp-&gt;need_heavy_qs.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Eliminate rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() local variable rnhqp</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:45+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-22T22:49:05+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=88ee23ef1c129e40309f4612f80dd74be4590c03'/>
<id>88ee23ef1c129e40309f4612f80dd74be4590c03</id>
<content type='text'>
The rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() function's local variable rnhqp references
the -&gt;rcu_need_heavy_qs field in the rcu_data structure referenced by
the function parameter rdp, with a rather odd method for computing
the pointer to this field.  This commit therefore simplifies things
and saves a few lines of code by replacing each instance of rnhqp with
&amp;rdp-&gt;need_heavy_qs.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</content>
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<pre>
The rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() function's local variable rnhqp references
the -&gt;rcu_need_heavy_qs field in the rcu_data structure referenced by
the function parameter rdp, with a rather odd method for computing
the pointer to this field.  This commit therefore simplifies things
and saves a few lines of code by replacing each instance of rnhqp with
&amp;rdp-&gt;need_heavy_qs.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Mark accesses to rcu_state.n_force_qs</title>
<updated>2021-09-13T23:32:45+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-07-20T13:16:27+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=2431774f04d1050292054c763070021bade7b151'/>
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<content type='text'>
This commit marks accesses to the rcu_state.n_force_qs.  These data
races are hard to make happen, but syzkaller was equal to the task.

Reported-by: syzbot+e08a83a1940ec3846cd5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Acked-by: Marco Elver &lt;elver@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</content>
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<pre>
This commit marks accesses to the rcu_state.n_force_qs.  These data
races are hard to make happen, but syzkaller was equal to the task.

Reported-by: syzbot+e08a83a1940ec3846cd5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Acked-by: Marco Elver &lt;elver@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge branches 'doc.2021.07.20c', 'fixes.2021.08.06a', 'nocb.2021.07.20c', 'nolibc.2021.07.20c', 'tasks.2021.07.20c', 'torture.2021.07.27a' and 'torturescript.2021.07.27a' into HEAD</title>
<updated>2021-08-10T18:00:53+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-08-10T18:00:53+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=b770efc4608d24fb446b94e1087d9989425dd39b'/>
<id>b770efc4608d24fb446b94e1087d9989425dd39b</id>
<content type='text'>
doc.2021.07.20c: Documentation updates.
fixes.2021.08.06a: Miscellaneous fixes.
nocb.2021.07.20c: Callback-offloading (NOCB CPU) updates.
nolibc.2021.07.20c: Tiny userspace library updates.
tasks.2021.07.20c: Tasks RCU updates.
torture.2021.07.27a: In-kernel torture-test updates.
torturescript.2021.07.27a: Torture-test scripting updates.
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doc.2021.07.20c: Documentation updates.
fixes.2021.08.06a: Miscellaneous fixes.
nocb.2021.07.20c: Callback-offloading (NOCB CPU) updates.
nolibc.2021.07.20c: Tiny userspace library updates.
tasks.2021.07.20c: Tasks RCU updates.
torture.2021.07.27a: In-kernel torture-test updates.
torturescript.2021.07.27a: Torture-test scripting updates.
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcu: Replace deprecated CPU-hotplug functions</title>
<updated>2021-08-10T17:47:32+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Sebastian Andrzej Siewior</name>
<email>bigeasy@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2021-08-03T14:16:14+00:00</published>
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The functions get_online_cpus() and put_online_cpus() have been
deprecated during the CPU hotplug rework. They map directly to
cpus_read_lock() and cpus_read_unlock().

Replace deprecated CPU-hotplug functions with the official version.
The behavior remains unchanged.

Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Josh Triplett &lt;josh@joshtriplett.org&gt;
Cc: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers &lt;mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com&gt;
Cc: Lai Jiangshan &lt;jiangshanlai@gmail.com&gt;
Cc: Joel Fernandes &lt;joel@joelfernandes.org&gt;
Cc: rcu@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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<pre>
The functions get_online_cpus() and put_online_cpus() have been
deprecated during the CPU hotplug rework. They map directly to
cpus_read_lock() and cpus_read_unlock().

Replace deprecated CPU-hotplug functions with the official version.
The behavior remains unchanged.

Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Josh Triplett &lt;josh@joshtriplett.org&gt;
Cc: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers &lt;mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com&gt;
Cc: Lai Jiangshan &lt;jiangshanlai@gmail.com&gt;
Cc: Joel Fernandes &lt;joel@joelfernandes.org&gt;
Cc: rcu@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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