From 95f0c1de3e6ed4383cc4b5f52ce4ecfb21026b49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:58:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] rcu: Disable preemption in rcu_blocking_is_gp() It is time to optimize CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU's synchronize_rcu() for uniprocessor optimization, which means that rcu_blocking_is_gp() can no longer rely on RCU read-side critical sections having disabled preemption. This commit therefore disables preemption across rcu_blocking_is_gp()'s scan of the cpu_online_mask. (Updated from previous version to fix embarrassing bug spotted by Wu Fengguang.) Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- kernel/rcutree.c | 24 ++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c index 70c4da7..e000a62 100644 --- a/kernel/rcutree.c +++ b/kernel/rcutree.c @@ -1981,28 +1981,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_rcu_bh); * occasionally incorrectly indicate that there are multiple CPUs online * when there was in fact only one the whole time, as this just adds * some overhead: RCU still operates correctly. - * - * Of course, sampling num_online_cpus() with preemption enabled can - * give erroneous results if there are concurrent CPU-hotplug operations. - * For example, given a demonic sequence of preemptions in num_online_cpus() - * and CPU-hotplug operations, there could be two or more CPUs online at - * all times, but num_online_cpus() might well return one (or even zero). - * - * However, all such demonic sequences require at least one CPU-offline - * operation. Furthermore, rcu_blocking_is_gp() giving the wrong answer - * is only a problem if there is an RCU read-side critical section executing - * throughout. But RCU-sched and RCU-bh read-side critical sections - * disable either preemption or bh, which prevents a CPU from going offline. - * Therefore, the only way that rcu_blocking_is_gp() can incorrectly return - * that there is only one CPU when in fact there was more than one throughout - * is when there were no RCU readers in the system. If there are no - * RCU readers, the grace period by definition can be of zero length, - * regardless of the number of online CPUs. */ static inline int rcu_blocking_is_gp(void) { + int ret; + might_sleep(); /* Check for RCU read-side critical section. */ - return num_online_cpus() <= 1; + preempt_disable(); + ret = num_online_cpus() <= 1; + preempt_enable(); + return ret; } /** -- 2.7.4