Re: [paulmck-rcu:dev.2023.03.30a 28/35] kernel/rcu/tree.c:2149 rcu_do_batch() error: uninitialized symbol 'jlimit'.

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Tue Apr 04 2023 - 10:44:16 EST

On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 06:47:18AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 07:43:22AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 03, 2023 at 09:18:58PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 07:04:06AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > > tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git dev.2023.03.30a
> > > > head: e222f9a512539c3f4093a55d16624d9da614800b
> > > > commit: a63baab5f60110f3631c98b55d59066f1c68c4f7 [28/35] rcu: Employ jiffies-based backstop to callback time limit
> > > > config: openrisc-randconfig-m031-20230403 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230404/202304041113.A5sNFc2y-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> > > > compiler: or1k-linux-gcc (GCC) 12.1.0
> > > >
> > > > If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
> > > > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > | Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > | Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202304041113.A5sNFc2y-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> > > >
> > > > smatch warnings:
> > > > kernel/rcu/tree.c:2149 rcu_do_batch() error: uninitialized symbol 'jlimit'.
> > > >
> > > > vim +/jlimit +2149 kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > > >
> > > > 5bb5d09cc4f868 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2018-07-03 2065 static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2066 {
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2067 long bl;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2068 long count = 0;
> > > > b5374b2df0ac1c kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2069 int div;
> > > > b4e6039e8af8c2 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2020-11-18 2070) bool __maybe_unused empty;
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2071 unsigned long flags;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2072 unsigned long jlimit;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2073 bool jlimit_check = false;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2074 long pending;
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2075 struct rcu_cblist rcl = RCU_CBLIST_INITIALIZER(rcl);
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2076 struct rcu_head *rhp;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2077 long tlimit = 0;
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2078
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2079 /* If no callbacks are ready, just return. */
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2080 if (!rcu_segcblist_ready_cbs(&rdp->cblist)) {
> > > > 3c779dfef2c452 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2018-07-05 2081 trace_rcu_batch_start(rcu_state.name,
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2082 rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&rdp->cblist), 0);
> > > > 3c779dfef2c452 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2018-07-05 2083 trace_rcu_batch_end(rcu_state.name, 0,
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2084 !rcu_segcblist_empty(&rdp->cblist),
> > > > 4968c300e1fa53 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2011-12-07 2085 need_resched(), is_idle_task(current),
> > > > 5103850654fdc6 kernel/rcu/tree.c Zqiang 2022-04-29 2086 rcu_is_callbacks_kthread(rdp));
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2087 return;
> > > > 29c00b4a1d9e27 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2011-06-17 2088 }
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2089
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2090 /*
> > > > 7b65dfa32dca1b kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2091 * Extract the list of ready callbacks, disabling IRQs to prevent
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2092 * races with call_rcu() from interrupt handlers. Leave the
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2093 * callback counts, as rcu_barrier() needs to be conservative.
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2094 */
> > > > 7b65dfa32dca1b kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2095 rcu_nocb_lock_irqsave(rdp, flags);
> > > > 8146c4e2e2c197 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2012-01-10 2096 WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu_is_offline(smp_processor_id()));
> > > > 253cbbff621407 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2022-11-14 2097 pending = rcu_segcblist_get_seglen(&rdp->cblist, RCU_DONE_TAIL);
> > > > b5374b2df0ac1c kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2098 div = READ_ONCE(rcu_divisor);
> > > > b5374b2df0ac1c kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2099 div = div < 0 ? 7 : div > sizeof(long) * 8 - 2 ? sizeof(long) * 8 - 2 : div;
> > > > b5374b2df0ac1c kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2100 bl = max(rdp->blimit, pending >> div);
> > > > 70c461b1465c5e kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-21 2101 if ((in_serving_softirq() || rdp->rcu_cpu_kthread_status == RCU_KTHREAD_RUNNING) &&
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2102 (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_DOUBLE_CHECK_CB_TIME) || unlikely(bl > 100))) {
> > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > > jlimit is only initialized if one of these conditions is met.
> > > >
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2103 const long npj = NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ;
> > > > a2b354b9950bb8 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2104 long rrn = READ_ONCE(rcu_resched_ns);
> > > > a2b354b9950bb8 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2105
> > > > a2b354b9950bb8 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2106 rrn = rrn < NSEC_PER_MSEC ? NSEC_PER_MSEC : rrn > NSEC_PER_SEC ? NSEC_PER_SEC : rrn;
> > > > a2b354b9950bb8 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2107 tlimit = local_clock() + rrn;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2108 jlimit = jiffies + (rrn + npj + 1) / npj;
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 2109 jlimit_check = true;
> > > > a2b354b9950bb8 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2020-06-23 2110 }
> > > > 3c779dfef2c452 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2018-07-05 2111 trace_rcu_batch_start(rcu_state.name,
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2112 rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&rdp->cblist), bl);
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2113 rcu_segcblist_extract_done_cbs(&rdp->cblist, &rcl);
> > > > 344e219d7d2b28 kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2114 if (rcu_rdp_is_offloaded(rdp))
> > > > 7f36ef82e5cf0b kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2019-05-28 2115 rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = rcu_segcblist_n_cbs(&rdp->cblist);
> > > > 3afe7fa535491e kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2020-11-14 2116)
> > > > 3afe7fa535491e kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2020-11-14 2117) trace_rcu_segcb_stats(&rdp->cblist, TPS("SegCbDequeued"));
> > > > 5d6742b37727e1 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2019-05-15 2118 rcu_nocb_unlock_irqrestore(rdp, flags);
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2119
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2120 /* Invoke callbacks. */
> > > > 6a949b7af82db7 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2019-07-28 2121 tick_dep_set_task(current, TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2122 rhp = rcu_cblist_dequeue(&rcl);
> > > > 3afe7fa535491e kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2020-11-14 2123)
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2124 for (; rhp; rhp = rcu_cblist_dequeue(&rcl)) {
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2125) rcu_callback_t f;
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2126)
> > > > 6bc335828056f3 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2020-11-03 2127) count++;
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2128 debug_rcu_head_unqueue(rhp);
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2129)
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2130) rcu_lock_acquire(&rcu_callback_map);
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2131) trace_rcu_invoke_callback(rcu_state.name, rhp);
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2132)
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2133) f = rhp->func;
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2134) WRITE_ONCE(rhp->func, (rcu_callback_t)0L);
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2135) f(rhp);
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2136)
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2137) rcu_lock_release(&rcu_callback_map);
> > > > 77a40f97030b27 kernel/rcu/tree.c Joel Fernandes (Google 2019-08-30 2138)
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2139 /*
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2140 * Stop only if limit reached and CPU has something to do.
> > > > 15fecf89e46a96 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2017-02-08 2141 */
> > > > 3e61e95e2d095e kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2142 if (in_serving_softirq()) {
> > > > 3e61e95e2d095e kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2143 if (count >= bl && (need_resched() || !is_idle_task(current)))
> > > > 64db4cfff99c04 kernel/rcutree.c Paul E. McKenney 2008-12-18 2144 break;
> > > > 3e61e95e2d095e kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2145 /*
> > > > 3e61e95e2d095e kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2146 * Make sure we don't spend too much time here and deprive other
> > > > 3e61e95e2d095e kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2147 * softirq vectors of CPU cycles.
> > > > 3e61e95e2d095e kernel/rcu/tree.c Frederic Weisbecker 2021-10-19 2148 */
> > > > a63baab5f60110 kernel/rcu/tree.c Paul E. McKenney 2023-03-31 @2149 if (rcu_do_batch_check_time(count, tlimit, jlimit_check, jlimit))
> > > > ^^^^^^
> > > > Uninitialized?
> > >
> > > Except that in rcu_do_batch_check_time(), jlimit is referenced only if
> > > jlimit_check is set, which it is only if jlimit is initialized.
> > >
> > > I suppose that I could unconditionally initialize jlimit to (say) zero
> > > to shut this up, but is there a better way to communicate the intent
> > > to the tooling?
> > >
> > > Or am I confused and there is a real use of the uninitialized value?
> > >
> > > Thanx, Paul
> >
> > I'm going to guess that on distro kernels they're going to automatically
> > initialize stack variables to zero. So it's not a bad option.
> >
> > The other thing is that rcu_do_batch_check_time() is always going to be
> > inlined. So this is officially a false positive. If it weren't inlined
> > then passing uninitialized data is a bug regardless of whether or not
> > it's used.
> >
> > It's also totally okay to just ignore this false positive.
>
> Would another approach be would to pass the address of jlimit in to
> rcu_do_batch_check_time()? Taking the address of local variables usually
> suppresses some optimizations, though perhaps not important ones.

That would work for Smatch but it seems like an ugly approach. Better
to just ignore it.

regards,
dan carpenter