[PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/30] rcu: Add WRITE_ONCE() to rcu_state ->gp_req_activity

From: paulmck
Date: Fri Feb 14 2020 - 18:56:43 EST


From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>

The rcu_state structure's ->gp_req_activity field is read locklessly,
so this commit adds the WRITE_ONCE() to an update in order to provide
proper documentation and READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() pairing.

This data race was reported by KCSAN. Not appropriate for backporting
due to failure being unlikely.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 236692d..9443909 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
}
trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startedroot"));
WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_flags, rcu_state.gp_flags | RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT);
- rcu_state.gp_req_activity = jiffies;
+ WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_req_activity, jiffies);
if (!rcu_state.gp_kthread) {
trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, gp_seq_req, TPS("NoGPkthread"));
goto unlock_out;
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ static void rcu_gp_cleanup(void)
rcu_segcblist_is_offloaded(&rdp->cblist);
if ((offloaded || !rcu_accelerate_cbs(rnp, rdp)) && needgp) {
WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_flags, RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT);
- rcu_state.gp_req_activity = jiffies;
+ WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_req_activity, jiffies);
trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name,
READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_seq),
TPS("newreq"));
--
2.9.5