[PATCH tip/core/rcu 19/24] rcu/nocb: Add a warning for non-GP kthread running GP code

From: paulmck
Date: Mon Aug 31 2020 - 14:01:51 EST


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

This commit increases RCU's ability to defend itself by emitting a warning
if one of the nocb CB kthreads invokes the GP kthread's wait function.
This warning augments a similar check that is carried out at the end
of rcutorture testing and when RCU CPU stall warnings are emitted.
The problem with those checks is that the miscreants have long since
departed and disposed of any and all evidence.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 4d63ee3..cb1e8c8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -1926,6 +1926,7 @@ static void nocb_gp_wait(struct rcu_data *my_rdp)
* nearest grace period (if any) to wait for next. The CB kthreads
* and the global grace-period kthread are awakened if needed.
*/
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(my_rdp->nocb_gp_rdp != my_rdp);
for (rdp = my_rdp; rdp; rdp = rdp->nocb_next_cb_rdp) {
trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcu_state.name, rdp->cpu, TPS("Check"));
rcu_nocb_lock_irqsave(rdp, flags);
--
2.9.5