Re: [RFC 6/6] RCU: Track rcu_dereference() in RCU read-side critical section

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon Feb 15 2016 - 23:08:43 EST

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On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:01:43AM +0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 05:05:53PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 12:45:12AM +0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> > > The variables protected by an RCU read-side critical section are
> > > sometimes hard to figure out, especially when the critical section is
> > > long or has some function calls in it. However, figuring out which
> > > variable a RCU read-side critical section protects could save
> > > us a lot of time for code reviewing, bug fixing or performance tuning.
> > >
> > > This patch therefore uses the LOCKED_ACCESS to collect the information
> > > of relationship between rcu_dereference*() and rcu_read_lock*() by
> > > doing:
> > >
> > > Step 0: define a locked_access_class for RCU.
> > >
> > > Step 1: set the content of rcu_*_lock_key and __srcu_key to the
> > > address of the locked_access_class for RCU.
> > >
> > > Step 2: add locked_access_point() in __rcu_dereference_check()
> > >
> > > After that we can figure out not only in which RCU read-side critical
> > > section but also after which rcu_read_lock*() called an
> > > rcu_dereference*() is called.
> > >
> > > This feature is controlled by a config option RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS.
> > >
> > > Also clean up the initialization code of lockdep_maps for different
> > > flavors of RCU a little bit.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > include/linux/rcupdate.h | 8 ++++++++
> > > include/linux/srcu.h | 8 +++++++-
> > > kernel/locking/lockdep.c | 3 +++
> > > kernel/rcu/update.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++--------------
> > > lib/Kconfig.debug | 12 ++++++++++++
> > > 5 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
> > > index 14e6f47..4bab658 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
> > > @@ -610,6 +610,13 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void)
> > > #define rcu_dereference_sparse(p, space)
> > > #endif /* #else #ifdef __CHECKER__ */
> > >
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS
> > > +extern struct locked_access_class rcu_laclass;
> > > +#define rcu_dereference_access() \
> > > + locked_access_point(&rcu_laclass, LOCKED_ACCESS_TYPE_READ)
> > > +#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKED_ACCESS */
> > > +#define rcu_dereference_access()
> > > +#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKED_ACCESS */
> > > #define __rcu_access_pointer(p, space) \
> > > ({ \
> > > typeof(*p) *_________p1 = (typeof(*p) *__force)READ_ONCE(p); \
> > > @@ -622,6 +629,7 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void)
> > > typeof(*p) *________p1 = (typeof(*p) *__force)lockless_dereference(p); \
> > > RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!(c), "suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage"); \
> > > rcu_dereference_sparse(p, space); \
> > > + rcu_dereference_access(); \
> > > ((typeof(*p) __force __kernel *)(________p1)); \
> > > })
> > > #define __rcu_dereference_protected(p, c, space) \
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
> > > index f5f80c5..ff048a2 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/srcu.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
> > > @@ -64,12 +64,18 @@ struct srcu_struct {
> > >
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
> > >
> > > +# ifdef CONFIG_RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS
> > > +# define RCU_KEY { .laclass = &rcu_laclass }
> > > +# else
> > > +# define RCU_KEY { 0 }
> > > +# endif
> > > +
> > > int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *sp, const char *name,
> > > struct lock_class_key *key);
> > >
> > > #define init_srcu_struct(sp) \
> > > ({ \
> > > - static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key; \
> > > + static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key = RCU_KEY; \
> >
> > This gets me the following for the TASKS01, TINY02, TREE02, TREE05,
> > TREE06, and TREE08 configurations:
> >
> > CC mm/mmap.o
> > In file included from /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/include/linux/notifier.h:15:0,
> > from /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/arch/x86/include/asm/kdebug.h:4,
> > from /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/include/linux/kdebug.h:4,
> > from /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/kernel/notifier.c:1:
> > /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/kernel/notifier.c: In function âsrcu_init_notifier_headâ:
> > /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/include/linux/srcu.h:78:16: warning: missing braces around initializer [-Wmissing-braces]
> > static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key = RCU_KEY; \
> > ^
> > /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/kernel/notifier.c:526:6: note: in expansion of macro âinit_srcu_structâ
> > if (init_srcu_struct(&nh->srcu) < 0)
> > ^
> > /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/include/linux/srcu.h:78:16: warning: (near initialization for â__srcu_key.subkeysâ) [-Wmissing-braces]
> > static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key = RCU_KEY; \
> > ^
> > /home/paulmck/public_git/linux-rcu/kernel/notifier.c:526:6: note: in expansion of macro âinit_srcu_structâ
> > if (init_srcu_struct(&nh->srcu) < 0)
> > ^
> >
> > These have the following in their .config files:
> >
> > CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y
> >
> > However, none of your new Kconfig options are set, which needs to be
> > tested because this will be the common case. Several of them have
> > CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y, but others do not.
> >
>
> Oh.. this is embarrassing ;-(
>
> Hmm.. when CONFIG_RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS=n and CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y,
> this line becomes:
>
> static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key = { 0 };
>
> IIUC, "={ 0 }" is the unverisal zero initializer in C, could be used for
> zero initialising any structure or array, so it's OK here, right?
>
> And may I ask your compiler's version? Because looks to me this may
> be a compiler bug according to:
>
> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53119
> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64709

gcc version 4.8.4 (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04) (KSIC)

> Also I can't reproduce this with CONFIG_RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS=n and
> CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y on my machine, whose gcc version is 5.3.0.
>
> Of course I can use a different way here and do not need a "={ 0 }"
> here, because __srcu_key is static, and I just want to make sure we know
> what's going on here before we use a workaround, or I just want to know
> if I'm a bad C programmer ;-)

Well, it is quite possible that your code is correct in theory, but
we do need to make it so that compilers can deal with it. It would
not be the first compiler-bug workaround in RCU...

Thanx, Paul

> Regards,
> Boqun
>
> > I have dequeued these for the moment. Please send an updated patch
> > series when you have this fixed.
> >
> > Thanx, Paul
> >
> > > \
> > > __init_srcu_struct((sp), #sp, &__srcu_key); \
> > > })
> > > diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
> > > index 996c2d5..36bd0cc 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
> > > @@ -4623,5 +4623,8 @@ void locked_access(struct locked_access_class *laclass,
> > > correlate_locked_access(laclass, acqchain, loc, type);
> > > }
> > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(locked_access);
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS
> > > +DEFINE_LACLASS(rcu);
> > > +#endif
> > >
> > > #endif /* CONFIG_LOCKED_ACCESS */
> > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
> > > index 76b94e1..ba2ded6 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
> > > @@ -235,20 +235,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rcu_read_unlock);
> > > #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU */
> > >
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
> > > -static struct lock_class_key rcu_lock_key;
> > > -struct lockdep_map rcu_lock_map =
> > > - STATIC_LOCKDEP_MAP_INIT("rcu_read_lock", &rcu_lock_key);
> > > -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_lock_map);
> > > -
> > > -static struct lock_class_key rcu_bh_lock_key;
> > > -struct lockdep_map rcu_bh_lock_map =
> > > - STATIC_LOCKDEP_MAP_INIT("rcu_read_lock_bh", &rcu_bh_lock_key);
> > > -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_bh_lock_map);
> > > -
> > > -static struct lock_class_key rcu_sched_lock_key;
> > > -struct lockdep_map rcu_sched_lock_map =
> > > - STATIC_LOCKDEP_MAP_INIT("rcu_read_lock_sched", &rcu_sched_lock_key);
> > > -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_sched_lock_map);
> > > +
> > > +# ifdef CONFIG_RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS
> > > +# define RCU_KEY { .laclass = &rcu_laclass }
> > > +# else
> > > +# define RCU_KEY { 0 }
> > > +# endif
> > > +
> > > +#define DEFINE_RCU_LOCKDEP_MAP(flavor) \
> > > + static struct lock_class_key rcu##flavor##_lock_key = RCU_KEY; \
> > > + struct lockdep_map rcu##flavor##_lock_map = \
> > > + STATIC_LOCKDEP_MAP_INIT("rcu" #flavor "_read_lock", \
> > > + &rcu##flavor##_lock_key); \
> > > + EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu##flavor##_lock_map)
> > > +
> > > +DEFINE_RCU_LOCKDEP_MAP();
> > > +DEFINE_RCU_LOCKDEP_MAP(_bh);
> > > +DEFINE_RCU_LOCKDEP_MAP(_sched);
> > >
> > > static struct lock_class_key rcu_callback_key;
> > > struct lockdep_map rcu_callback_map =
> > > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > > index 178f288..b6003d4 100644
> > > --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > > +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > > @@ -1410,6 +1410,18 @@ config RCU_EQS_DEBUG
> > > Say N here if you need ultimate kernel/user switch latencies
> > > Say Y if you are unsure
> > >
> > > +config RCU_LOCKED_ACCESS
> > > + bool "Track data access in RCU read-side critical sections"
> > > + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT && LOCKDEP_SUPPORT
> > > + select LOCKED_ACCESS
> > > + default n
> > > + help
> > > + Track data acces in RCU read-side critical sections,
> > > + by doing so, one can examine which rcu_dereference() and its
> > > + friends are called in which RCU read-side critical sections,
> > > + and even more detailed, after which rcu_read_lock() and
> > > + its friends are called.
> > > +
> > > endmenu # "RCU Debugging"
> > >
> > > config DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT
> > > --
> > > 2.7.0
> > >
> >

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