[PATCH tip/core/rcu 17/21] rcu: Make rcu_start_this_gp() check for out-of-range requests

[Paul E. McKenney]

If rcu_start_this_gp() is invoked with a requested grace period more
than three in the future, then either the ->need_future_gp[] array
needs to be bigger or the caller needs to be repaired.  This commit
therefore adds a WARN_ON_ONCE() checking for this condition.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d3c769502929..07bccb1f0c87 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1698,6 +1698,8 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp,
 	for (rnp_root = rnp; 1; rnp_root = rnp_root->parent) {
 		if (rnp_root != rnp)
 			raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rnp_root);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(ULONG_CMP_LT(rnp_root->gpnum +
+					  need_future_gp_mask(), c));
 		if (need_future_gp_element(rnp_root, c) ||
 		    ULONG_CMP_GE(rnp_root->gpnum, c) ||
 		    (rnp != rnp_root &&
-- 
2.5.2