[RFC PATCH 2/3] rhashtable: Add use_tasks_rude parameter to defer bucket table free

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 10:30:36 EST


From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

Currently rhashtable always uses call_rcu() to free old bucket tables
upon table resizing. However, some callers (such as fprobe) operate
under preempt_disable() without holding rcu_read_lock(), relying on
Tasks Rude RCU grace periods instead of standard RCU.

Add a use_tasks_rude boolean flag to struct rhashtable_params. When
enabled, rhashtable_rehash_table() frees old bucket tables using
call_rcu_tasks_rude() instead of call_rcu(). Existing callers continue
to default to call_rcu().

Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/rhashtable-types.h | 2 ++
lib/rhashtable.c | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rhashtable-types.h b/include/linux/rhashtable-types.h
index 57c11ec9dc64..24282ae68409 100644
--- a/include/linux/rhashtable-types.h
+++ b/include/linux/rhashtable-types.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef int (*rht_obj_cmpfn_t)(struct rhashtable_compare_arg *arg,
* @min_size: Minimum size while shrinking
* @insecure_elasticity: Set to true to disable chain length checks
* @automatic_shrinking: Enable automatic shrinking of tables
+ * @use_tasks_rude: Use call_rcu_tasks_rude() to free bucket tables
* @hashfn: Hash function (default: jhash2 if !(key_len % 4), or jhash)
* @obj_hashfn: Function to hash object
* @obj_cmpfn: Function to compare key with object
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ struct rhashtable_params {
u16 min_size;
bool insecure_elasticity;
bool automatic_shrinking;
+ bool use_tasks_rude;
rht_hashfn_t hashfn;
rht_obj_hashfn_t obj_hashfn;
rht_obj_cmpfn_t obj_cmpfn;
diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index 6362896e4f09..b183fb112a70 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -359,7 +359,10 @@ static int rhashtable_rehash_table(struct rhashtable *ht)
* rhashtable_walk_stop() can use rcu_head_after_call_rcu()
* to check if it should not re-link the table.
*/
- call_rcu(&old_tbl->rcu, bucket_table_free_rcu);
+ if (ht->p.use_tasks_rude)
+ call_rcu_tasks_rude(&old_tbl->rcu, bucket_table_free_rcu);
+ else
+ call_rcu(&old_tbl->rcu, bucket_table_free_rcu);
spin_unlock(&ht->lock);

return rht_dereference(new_tbl->future_tbl, ht) ? -EAGAIN : 0;