[PATCH v3 4/4] arm64: Remove unneeded rcu_read_lock from debug handlers

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Remove rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() from debug exception
handlers since we are sure those are not preemptible and
interrupts are off.

Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c |   14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
index f8719bd30850..48222a4760c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ static int call_step_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 
 	list = user_mode(regs) ? &user_step_hook : &kernel_step_hook;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
+	/*
+	 * Since single-step exception disables interrupt, this function is
+	 * entirely not preemptible, and we can use rcu list safely here.
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hook, list, node)	{
 		retval = hook->fn(regs, esr);
 		if (retval == DBG_HOOK_HANDLED)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
 	return retval;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(call_step_hook);
@@ -305,14 +305,16 @@ static int call_break_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 
 	list = user_mode(regs) ? &user_break_hook : &kernel_break_hook;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	/*
+	 * Since brk exception disables interrupt, this function is
+	 * entirely not preemptible, and we can use rcu list safely here.
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(hook, list, node) {
 		unsigned int comment = esr & ESR_ELx_BRK64_ISS_COMMENT_MASK;
 
 		if ((comment & ~hook->mask) == hook->imm)
 			fn = hook->fn;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return fn ? fn(regs, esr) : DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
 }