Re: [PATCH 2/2] rcu-tasks: add RCU-tasks self tests

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Fri Feb 12 2021 - 14:21:54 EST


On 2020-12-09 21:27:32 [+0100], Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> Add self tests for checking of RCU-tasks API functionality.
> It covers:
> - wait API functions;
> - invoking/completion call_rcu_tasks*().
>
> Self-tests are run when CONFIG_PROVE_RCU kernel parameter is set.

I just bisected to this commit. By booting with `threadirqs' I end up
with:
[ 0.176533] Running RCU-tasks wait API self tests

No stall warning or so.
It boots again with:

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1489,6 +1489,7 @@ void __init console_on_rootfs(void)
fput(file);
}

+void rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests(void);
static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
{
/*
@@ -1514,6 +1515,7 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)

rcu_init_tasks_generic();
do_pre_smp_initcalls();
+ rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests();
lockup_detector_init();

smp_init();
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ static void test_rcu_tasks_callback(struct rcu_head *rhp)
rttd->notrun = true;
}

-static void rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests(void)
+void rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests(void)
{
pr_info("Running RCU-tasks wait API self tests\n");
#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU
@@ -1322,7 +1322,6 @@ void __init rcu_init_tasks_generic(void)
#endif

// Run the self-tests.
- rcu_tasks_initiate_self_tests();
}

#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */

> Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>

Sebastian