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<title>Merge branches 'rcu/misc-for-6.16', 'rcu/seq-counters-for-6.16' and 'rcu/torture-for-6.16' into rcu/for-next</title>
<updated>2025-05-16T15:18:16+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Joel Fernandes</name>
<email>joelagnelf@nvidia.com</email>
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<published>2025-05-16T15:18:16+00:00</published>
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<title>rcutorture: Perform more frequent testing of -&gt;gpwrap</title>
<updated>2025-05-16T15:13:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Joel Fernandes</name>
<email>joelagnelf@nvidia.com</email>
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<published>2025-02-16T11:52:20+00:00</published>
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Currently, the -&gt;gpwrap is not tested (at all per my testing) due to the
requirement of a large delta between a CPU's rdp-&gt;gp_seq and its node's
rnp-&gt;gpseq.

This results in no testing of -&gt;gpwrap being set. This patch by default
adds 5 minutes of testing with -&gt;gpwrap forced by lowering the delta
between rdp-&gt;gp_seq and rnp-&gt;gp_seq to just 8 GPs. All of this is
configurable, including the active time for the setting and a full
testing cycle.

By default, the first 25 minutes of a test will have the _default_
behavior there is right now (ULONG_MAX / 4) delta. Then for 5 minutes,
we switch to a smaller delta causing 1-2 wraps in 5 minutes. I believe
this is reasonable since we at least add a little bit of testing for
usecases where -&gt;gpwrap is set.

[ Apply fix for Dan Carpenter's bug report on init path cleanup. ]
[ Apply kernel doc warning fix from Akira Yokosawa. ]

Tested-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
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Currently, the -&gt;gpwrap is not tested (at all per my testing) due to the
requirement of a large delta between a CPU's rdp-&gt;gp_seq and its node's
rnp-&gt;gpseq.

This results in no testing of -&gt;gpwrap being set. This patch by default
adds 5 minutes of testing with -&gt;gpwrap forced by lowering the delta
between rdp-&gt;gp_seq and rnp-&gt;gp_seq to just 8 GPs. All of this is
configurable, including the active time for the setting and a full
testing cycle.

By default, the first 25 minutes of a test will have the _default_
behavior there is right now (ULONG_MAX / 4) delta. Then for 5 minutes,
we switch to a smaller delta causing 1-2 wraps in 5 minutes. I believe
this is reasonable since we at least add a little bit of testing for
usecases where -&gt;gpwrap is set.

[ Apply fix for Dan Carpenter's bug report on init path cleanup. ]
[ Apply kernel doc warning fix from Akira Yokosawa. ]

Tested-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
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<title>rcu/cpu_stall_cputime: fix the hardirq count for x86 architecture</title>
<updated>2025-05-16T13:00:54+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yongliang Gao</name>
<email>leonylgao@tencent.com</email>
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<published>2025-02-16T08:41:09+00:00</published>
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When counting the number of hardirqs in the x86 architecture,
it is essential to add arch_irq_stat_cpu to ensure accuracy.

For example, a CPU loop within the rcu_read_lock function.

Before:
[   70.910184] rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU
[   70.910436] rcu:     3-....: (4999 ticks this GP) idle=***
[   70.910711] rcu:              hardirqs   softirqs   csw/system
[   70.910870] rcu:      number:        0        657            0
[   70.911024] rcu:     cputime:        0          0         2498   ==&gt; 2498(ms)
[   70.911278] rcu:     (t=5001 jiffies g=3677 q=29 ncpus=8)

After:
[   68.046132] rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU
[   68.046354] rcu:     2-....: (4999 ticks this GP) idle=***
[   68.046628] rcu:              hardirqs   softirqs   csw/system
[   68.046793] rcu:      number:     2498        663            0
[   68.046951] rcu:     cputime:        0          0         2496   ==&gt; 2496(ms)
[   68.047244] rcu:     (t=5000 jiffies g=3825 q=4 ncpus=8)

Fixes: be42f00b73a0 ("rcu: Add RCU stall diagnosis information")
Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;lkp@intel.com&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202501090842.SfI6QPGS-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Yongliang Gao &lt;leonylgao@tencent.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;Neeraj.Upadhyay@amd.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250216084109.3109837-1-leonylgao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
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When counting the number of hardirqs in the x86 architecture,
it is essential to add arch_irq_stat_cpu to ensure accuracy.

For example, a CPU loop within the rcu_read_lock function.

Before:
[   70.910184] rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU
[   70.910436] rcu:     3-....: (4999 ticks this GP) idle=***
[   70.910711] rcu:              hardirqs   softirqs   csw/system
[   70.910870] rcu:      number:        0        657            0
[   70.911024] rcu:     cputime:        0          0         2498   ==&gt; 2498(ms)
[   70.911278] rcu:     (t=5001 jiffies g=3677 q=29 ncpus=8)

After:
[   68.046132] rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt self-detected stall on CPU
[   68.046354] rcu:     2-....: (4999 ticks this GP) idle=***
[   68.046628] rcu:              hardirqs   softirqs   csw/system
[   68.046793] rcu:      number:     2498        663            0
[   68.046951] rcu:     cputime:        0          0         2496   ==&gt; 2496(ms)
[   68.047244] rcu:     (t=5000 jiffies g=3825 q=4 ncpus=8)

Fixes: be42f00b73a0 ("rcu: Add RCU stall diagnosis information")
Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;lkp@intel.com&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202501090842.SfI6QPGS-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Yongliang Gao &lt;leonylgao@tencent.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;Neeraj.Upadhyay@amd.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250216084109.3109837-1-leonylgao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng &lt;boqun.feng@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes &lt;joelagnelf@nvidia.com&gt;
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<title>Merge branches 'context_tracking.15.08.24a', 'csd.lock.15.08.24a', 'nocb.09.09.24a', 'rcutorture.14.08.24a', 'rcustall.09.09.24a', 'srcu.12.08.24a', 'rcu.tasks.14.08.24a', 'rcu_scaling_tests.15.08.24a', 'fixes.12.08.24a' and 'misc.11.08.24a' into next.09.09.24a</title>
<updated>2024-09-08T18:39:47+00:00</updated>
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<name>Neeraj Upadhyay</name>
<email>neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org</email>
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<published>2024-09-08T18:39:47+00:00</published>
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<title>rcu: Rename struct rcu_data .exp_dynticks_snap into .exp_watching_snap</title>
<updated>2024-08-15T16:00:42+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Valentin Schneider</name>
<email>vschneid@redhat.com</email>
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<published>2024-04-29T12:05:29+00:00</published>
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The context_tracking.state RCU_DYNTICKS subvariable has been renamed to
RCU_WATCHING, and the snapshot helpers are now prefix by
"rcu_watching". Reflect that change into the storage variables for these
snapshots.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider &lt;vschneid@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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The context_tracking.state RCU_DYNTICKS subvariable has been renamed to
RCU_WATCHING, and the snapshot helpers are now prefix by
"rcu_watching". Reflect that change into the storage variables for these
snapshots.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider &lt;vschneid@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>rcu: Rename struct rcu_data .dynticks_snap into .watching_snap</title>
<updated>2024-08-15T16:00:42+00:00</updated>
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<name>Valentin Schneider</name>
<email>vschneid@redhat.com</email>
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<published>2024-04-29T12:05:29+00:00</published>
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The context_tracking.state RCU_DYNTICKS subvariable has been renamed to
RCU_WATCHING, and the snapshot helpers are now prefix by
"rcu_watching". Reflect that change into the storage variables for these
snapshots.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider &lt;vschneid@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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The context_tracking.state RCU_DYNTICKS subvariable has been renamed to
RCU_WATCHING, and the snapshot helpers are now prefix by
"rcu_watching". Reflect that change into the storage variables for these
snapshots.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider &lt;vschneid@redhat.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>rcu/nocb: Introduce nocb mutex</title>
<updated>2024-07-29T02:04:31+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Frederic Weisbecker</name>
<email>frederic@kernel.org</email>
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<published>2024-05-30T13:45:45+00:00</published>
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The barrier_mutex is used currently to protect (de-)offloading
operations and prevent from nocb_lock locking imbalance in rcu_barrier()
and shrinker, and also from misordered RCU barrier invocation.

Now since RCU (de-)offloading is going to happen on offline CPUs, an RCU
barrier will have to be executed while transitionning from offloaded to
de-offloaded state. And this can't happen while holding the
barrier_mutex.

Introduce a NOCB mutex to protect (de-)offloading transitions. The
barrier_mutex is still held for now when necessary to avoid barrier
callbacks reordering and nocb_lock imbalance.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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The barrier_mutex is used currently to protect (de-)offloading
operations and prevent from nocb_lock locking imbalance in rcu_barrier()
and shrinker, and also from misordered RCU barrier invocation.

Now since RCU (de-)offloading is going to happen on offline CPUs, an RCU
barrier will have to be executed while transitionning from offloaded to
de-offloaded state. And this can't happen while holding the
barrier_mutex.

Introduce a NOCB mutex to protect (de-)offloading transitions. The
barrier_mutex is still held for now when necessary to avoid barrier
callbacks reordering and nocb_lock imbalance.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>rcu/nocb: Move nocb field at the end of state struct</title>
<updated>2024-07-29T02:04:31+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Frederic Weisbecker</name>
<email>frederic@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-05-30T13:45:43+00:00</published>
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nocb_is_setup is a rarely used field, mostly on boot and CPU hotplug.
It shouldn't occupy the middle of the rcu state hot fields cacheline.

Move it to the end and build it conditionally while at it. More cold
NOCB fields are to come.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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nocb_is_setup is a rarely used field, mostly on boot and CPU hotplug.
It shouldn't occupy the middle of the rcu state hot fields cacheline.

Move it to the end and build it conditionally while at it. More cold
NOCB fields are to come.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker &lt;frederic@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Neeraj Upadhyay &lt;neeraj.upadhyay@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branches 'doc.2024.06.06a', 'fixes.2024.07.04a', 'mb.2024.06.28a', 'nocb.2024.06.03a', 'rcu-tasks.2024.06.06a', 'rcutorture.2024.06.06a' and 'srcu.2024.06.18a' into HEAD</title>
<updated>2024-07-04T20:54:17+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-07-04T20:54:17+00:00</published>
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doc.2024.06.06a: Documentation updates.
fixes.2024.07.04a: Miscellaneous fixes.
mb.2024.06.28a: Grace-period memory-barrier redundancy removal.
nocb.2024.06.03a: No-CB CPU updates.
rcu-tasks.2024.06.06a: RCU-Tasks updates.
rcutorture.2024.06.06a: Torture-test updates.
srcu.2024.06.18a: SRCU polled-grace-period updates.
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doc.2024.06.06a: Documentation updates.
fixes.2024.07.04a: Miscellaneous fixes.
mb.2024.06.28a: Grace-period memory-barrier redundancy removal.
nocb.2024.06.03a: No-CB CPU updates.
rcu-tasks.2024.06.06a: RCU-Tasks updates.
rcutorture.2024.06.06a: Torture-test updates.
srcu.2024.06.18a: SRCU polled-grace-period updates.
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<title>rcu/tree: Reduce wake up for synchronize_rcu() common case</title>
<updated>2024-06-18T16:59:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Joel Fernandes (Google)</name>
<email>joel@joelfernandes.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-03-19T18:54:57+00:00</published>
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In the synchronize_rcu() common case, we will have less than
SR_MAX_USERS_WAKE_FROM_GP number of users per GP. Waking up the kworker
is pointless just to free the last injected wait head since at that point,
all the users have already been awakened.

Introduce a new counter to track this and prevent the wakeup in the
common case.

[ paulmck: Remove atomic_dec_return_release in cannot-happen state. ]

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) &lt;joel@joelfernandes.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) &lt;urezki@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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In the synchronize_rcu() common case, we will have less than
SR_MAX_USERS_WAKE_FROM_GP number of users per GP. Waking up the kworker
is pointless just to free the last injected wait head since at that point,
all the users have already been awakened.

Introduce a new counter to track this and prevent the wakeup in the
common case.

[ paulmck: Remove atomic_dec_return_release in cannot-happen state. ]

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) &lt;joel@joelfernandes.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) &lt;urezki@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@kernel.org&gt;
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