Re: [PATCH -next 1/8] rcu: Fix rcu_read_unlock() deadloop due to softirq

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Fri Jan 09 2026 - 11:38:28 EST


On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 12:16:11 -0500
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 11:20:07 +0800
> Yao Kai <yaokai34@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Yes, I tested Steve's patch. It fixes the issue too.
> >
> > Tested-by: Yao Kai <yaokai34@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks for testing. I'll send out a formal patch.
>
> And yes, I agree we should do both.

FYI, the tracing recursion protection made it to mainline:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5f1ef0dfcb5b7f4a91a9b0e0ba533efd9f7e2cdb

-- Steve