[PATCH v3 1/4] rcutorture: Update due to x86 not supporting none/voluntary preemption

From: Paul E. McKenney

Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 19:01:26 EST


As of v7.0-rc1, architectures that support preemption, including x86 and
arm64, no longer support CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE or CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY.
Attempting to build kernels with these two Kconfig options results in
.config errors. This commit therefore switches such rcutorture scenarios
to CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>

---

Changes since v2:

o Fold in c69ac5693540 ("rcutorture: Adjust scenarios for default
lazy preemption")

Changes since v1:

o Add CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n in order to test non-preemptible RCU.

o Remove CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=n because it conflicts with
CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y.

o Remove some stray conflicting CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=n instances.

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N
index 07f5e0a70ae70..f943cdfb0a741 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-N
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=4
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-T b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-T
index c70cf0405f248..06e4d1030279c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-T
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-T
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-U b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-U
index bc9eeabaa1b18..71da6e3e94886 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-U
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-U
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
@@ -7,4 +8,3 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=n
CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02
index 2f9fcffff5ae3..dd2bd4e08da4e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY01
index bd5ed7b0da5f0..2be53bf60d65b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY01
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_TINY_RCU=y
CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_RCU_STALL_COMMON=n
CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=n
CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY02 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY02
index 30439f6fc20e6..be8860342ef71 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY02
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TINY02
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
CONFIG_SMP=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01
index 18efab346381a..8fb124c28f283 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=5
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04
index 34aee1acb8662..ac857d5bcb222 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
+#CHECK#CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=n
CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=n
CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05
index 0513aa33c32c4..61d15b1b54d16 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE06 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE06
index cc3ea23c76557..0e090bb68a0f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE06
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE06
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
+#CHECK#CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=n
CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE10 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE10
index 420632b030dc4..b2ce37861e71a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE10
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE10
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
#CHECK#CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=n
CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRIVIAL b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRIVIAL
index 5d546efa68e83..696fba9968c60 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRIVIAL
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRIVIAL
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
CONFIG_SMP=y
CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC=n
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n