[PATCH tip/core/rcu 04/15] rcu: Permit RCU_NONIDLE() to be used from interrupt context

[Paul E. McKenney]

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>

There is a need to use RCU from interrupt context, but either before
rcu_irq_enter() is called or after rcu_irq_exit() is called.  If the
interrupt occurs from idle, then lockdep-RCU will complain about such
uses, as they appear to be illegal uses of RCU from the idle loop.
In other environments, RCU_NONIDLE() could be used to properly protect
the use of RCU, but RCU_NONIDLE() currently cannot be invoked except
from process context.

This commit therefore modifies RCU_NONIDLE() to permit its use more
globally.

Reported-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/rcupdate.h |    6 ++----
 kernel/rcutiny.c         |    2 ++
 kernel/rcutree.c         |    2 ++
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 115ead2..0fbbd52 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -210,14 +210,12 @@ extern void exit_rcu(void);
  * to nest RCU_NONIDLE() wrappers, but the nesting level is currently
  * quite limited.  If deeper nesting is required, it will be necessary
  * to adjust DYNTICK_TASK_NESTING_VALUE accordingly.
- *
- * This macro may be used from process-level code only.
  */
 #define RCU_NONIDLE(a) \
 	do { \
-		rcu_idle_exit(); \
+		rcu_irq_enter(); \
 		do { a; } while (0); \
-		rcu_idle_enter(); \
+		rcu_irq_exit(); \
 	} while (0)
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny.c b/kernel/rcutiny.c
index e4163c5..2e073a2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ void rcu_irq_exit(void)
 	rcu_idle_enter_common(newval);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_irq_exit);
 
 /* Common code for rcu_idle_exit() and rcu_irq_enter(), see kernel/rcutree.c. */
 static void rcu_idle_exit_common(long long oldval)
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ void rcu_irq_enter(void)
 	rcu_idle_exit_common(oldval);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_irq_enter);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index f280e54..96b8aff 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ void rcu_irq_exit(void)
 		rcu_idle_enter_common(rdtp, oldval);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_irq_exit);
 
 /*
  * rcu_idle_exit_common - inform RCU that current CPU is moving away from idle
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ void rcu_irq_enter(void)
 		rcu_idle_exit_common(rdtp, oldval);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_irq_enter);
 
 /**
  * rcu_nmi_enter - inform RCU of entry to NMI context
-- 
1.7.8

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