[ANNOUNCE] v6.6-rc2-rt3

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Wed Sep 20 2023 - 05:30:30 EST


Dear RT folks!

I'm pleased to announce the v6.6-rc2-rt3 patch set.

Changes since v6.6-rc2-rt2:

- The locking patches for flushed queued I/O have been applied to the
tip tree. This update synchronises the patches with the version as
applied to the tip tree.

Known issues
None

The delta patch against v6.6-rc2-rt2 is appended below and can be found here:

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.6/incr/patch-6.6-rc2-rt2-rt3.patch.xz

You can get this release via the git tree at:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git v6.6-rc2-rt3

The RT patch against v6.6-rc2 can be found here:

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.6/older/patch-6.6-rc2-rt3.patch.xz

The split quilt queue is available at:

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.6/older/patches-6.6-rc2-rt3.tar.xz

Sebastian

diff --git a/kernel/futex/futex.h b/kernel/futex/futex.h
index 58fbc34a59811..b5379c0e6d6d1 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/futex.h
+++ b/kernel/futex/futex.h
@@ -254,29 +254,6 @@ double_unlock_hb(struct futex_hash_bucket *hb1, struct futex_hash_bucket *hb2)
spin_unlock(&hb2->lock);
}

-static inline void futex_trylock_hblock(spinlock_t *lock)
-{
- do {
- ktime_t chill_time;;
-
- /*
- * Current is not longer pi_blocked_on if it owns the lock. It
- * can still have pi_blocked_on set if the lock acquiring was
- * interrupted by signal or timeout. The trylock operation does
- * not clobber pi_blocked_on so it is the only option.
- * Should the try-lock operation fail then it needs leave the CPU
- * to avoid a busy loop in case it is the task with the highest
- * priority.
- */
- if (spin_trylock(lock))
- return;
-
- chill_time = ktime_set(0, NSEC_PER_MSEC);
- set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
- schedule_hrtimeout(&chill_time, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_HARD);
- } while (1);
-}
-
/* syscalls */

extern int futex_wait_requeue_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags, u32
diff --git a/kernel/futex/pi.c b/kernel/futex/pi.c
index 1440fdcdbfd8c..d636a1bbd7d06 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/pi.c
+++ b/kernel/futex/pi.c
@@ -611,29 +611,16 @@ int futex_lock_pi_atomic(u32 __user *uaddr, struct futex_hash_bucket *hb,
/*
* Caller must hold a reference on @pi_state.
*/
-static int wake_futex_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, u32 uval, struct futex_pi_state *pi_state)
+static int wake_futex_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, u32 uval,
+ struct futex_pi_state *pi_state,
+ struct rt_mutex_waiter *top_waiter)
{
- struct rt_mutex_waiter *top_waiter;
struct task_struct *new_owner;
bool postunlock = false;
DEFINE_RT_WAKE_Q(wqh);
u32 curval, newval;
int ret = 0;

- top_waiter = rt_mutex_top_waiter(&pi_state->pi_mutex);
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!top_waiter)) {
- /*
- * As per the comment in futex_unlock_pi() this should not happen.
- *
- * When this happens, give up our locks and try again, giving
- * the futex_lock_pi() instance time to complete, either by
- * waiting on the rtmutex or removing itself from the futex
- * queue.
- */
- ret = -EAGAIN;
- goto out_unlock;
- }
-
new_owner = top_waiter->task;

/*
@@ -1046,21 +1033,37 @@ int futex_lock_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags, ktime_t *time, int tryl
ret = rt_mutex_wait_proxy_lock(&q.pi_state->pi_mutex, to, &rt_waiter);

cleanup:
- rt_mutex_post_schedule();
-
- futex_trylock_hblock(q.lock_ptr);
-
/*
* If we failed to acquire the lock (deadlock/signal/timeout), we must
- * first acquire the hb->lock before removing the lock from the
- * rt_mutex waitqueue, such that we can keep the hb and rt_mutex wait
- * lists consistent.
+ * must unwind the above, however we canont lock hb->lock because
+ * rt_mutex already has a waiter enqueued and hb->lock can itself try
+ * and enqueue an rt_waiter through rtlock.
*
- * In particular; it is important that futex_unlock_pi() can not
- * observe this inconsistency.
+ * Doing the cleanup without holding hb->lock can cause inconsistent
+ * state between hb and pi_state, but only in the direction of not
+ * seeing a waiter that is leaving.
+ *
+ * See futex_unlock_pi(), it deals with this inconsistency.
+ *
+ * There be dragons here, since we must deal with the inconsistency on
+ * the way out (here), it is impossible to detect/warn about the race
+ * the other way around (missing an incoming waiter).
+ *
+ * What could possibly go wrong...
*/
if (ret && !rt_mutex_cleanup_proxy_lock(&q.pi_state->pi_mutex, &rt_waiter))
ret = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Now that the rt_waiter has been dequeued, it is safe to use
+ * spinlock/rtlock (which might enqueue its own rt_waiter) and fix up
+ * the
+ */
+ spin_lock(q.lock_ptr);
+ /*
+ * Waiter is unqueued.
+ */
+ rt_mutex_post_schedule();
no_block:
/*
* Fixup the pi_state owner and possibly acquire the lock if we
@@ -1141,6 +1144,7 @@ int futex_unlock_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags)
top_waiter = futex_top_waiter(hb, &key);
if (top_waiter) {
struct futex_pi_state *pi_state = top_waiter->pi_state;
+ struct rt_mutex_waiter *rt_waiter;

ret = -EINVAL;
if (!pi_state)
@@ -1153,22 +1157,39 @@ int futex_unlock_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags)
if (pi_state->owner != current)
goto out_unlock;

- get_pi_state(pi_state);
/*
* By taking wait_lock while still holding hb->lock, we ensure
- * there is no point where we hold neither; and therefore
- * wake_futex_p() must observe a state consistent with what we
- * observed.
+ * there is no point where we hold neither; and thereby
+ * wake_futex_pi() must observe any new waiters.
+ *
+ * Since the cleanup: case in futex_lock_pi() removes the
+ * rt_waiter without holding hb->lock, it is possible for
+ * wake_futex_pi() to not find a waiter while the above does,
+ * in this case the waiter is on the way out and it can be
+ * ignored.
*
* In particular; this forces __rt_mutex_start_proxy() to
* complete such that we're guaranteed to observe the
- * rt_waiter. Also see the WARN in wake_futex_pi().
+ * rt_waiter.
*/
raw_spin_lock_irq(&pi_state->pi_mutex.wait_lock);
+
+ /*
+ * Futex vs rt_mutex waiter state -- if there are no rt_mutex
+ * waiters even though futex thinks there are, then the waiter
+ * is leaving and the uncontended path is safe to take.
+ */
+ rt_waiter = rt_mutex_top_waiter(&pi_state->pi_mutex);
+ if (!rt_waiter) {
+ raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pi_state->pi_mutex.wait_lock);
+ goto do_uncontended;
+ }
+
+ get_pi_state(pi_state);
spin_unlock(&hb->lock);

/* drops pi_state->pi_mutex.wait_lock */
- ret = wake_futex_pi(uaddr, uval, pi_state);
+ ret = wake_futex_pi(uaddr, uval, pi_state, rt_waiter);

put_pi_state(pi_state);

@@ -1196,6 +1217,7 @@ int futex_unlock_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags)
return ret;
}

+do_uncontended:
/*
* We have no kernel internal state, i.e. no waiters in the
* kernel. Waiters which are about to queue themselves are stuck
diff --git a/kernel/futex/requeue.c b/kernel/futex/requeue.c
index 26888cfa74449..4c73e0b81accd 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/requeue.c
+++ b/kernel/futex/requeue.c
@@ -850,11 +850,13 @@ int futex_wait_requeue_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags,
pi_mutex = &q.pi_state->pi_mutex;
ret = rt_mutex_wait_proxy_lock(pi_mutex, to, &rt_waiter);

- futex_trylock_hblock(q.lock_ptr);
-
+ /*
+ * See futex_unlock_pi()'s cleanup: comment.
+ */
if (ret && !rt_mutex_cleanup_proxy_lock(pi_mutex, &rt_waiter))
ret = 0;

+ spin_lock(q.lock_ptr);
debug_rt_mutex_free_waiter(&rt_waiter);
/*
* Fixup the pi_state owner and possibly acquire the lock if we
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index e56585ef489c8..4a10e8c16fd2b 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -1166,13 +1166,10 @@ try_to_take_rt_mutex(struct rt_mutex_base *lock, struct task_struct *task,
* Clear @task->pi_blocked_on. Requires protection by
* @task->pi_lock. Redundant operation for the @waiter == NULL
* case, but conditionals are more expensive than a redundant
- * store. But then there is FUTEX and if rt_mutex_wait_proxy_lock()
- * did not acquire the lock it try-locks another lock before it clears
- * @task->pi_blocked_on so we mustn't clear it here premature.
+ * store.
*/
raw_spin_lock(&task->pi_lock);
- if (waiter)
- task->pi_blocked_on = NULL;
+ task->pi_blocked_on = NULL;
/*
* Finish the lock acquisition. @task is the new owner. If
* other waiters exist we have to insert the highest priority
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index c3054d08a1129..1445cd65885cd 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt2
+-rt3