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rcu/nocb: Add a warning for non-GP kthread running GP code

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This commit increases RCU's ability to defend itself by emitting a warning
if one of the nocb CB kthreads invokes the GP kthread's wait function.
This warning augments a similar check that is carried out at the end
of rcutorture testing and when RCU CPU stall warnings are emitted.
The problem with those checks is that the miscreants have long since
departed and disposed of any and all evidence.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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Paul E. McKenney 2020-08-05 10:35:16 -07:00
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@ -1926,6 +1926,7 @@ static void nocb_gp_wait(struct rcu_data *my_rdp)
* nearest grace period (if any) to wait for next. The CB kthreads
* and the global grace-period kthread are awakened if needed.
*/
WARN_ON_ONCE(my_rdp->nocb_gp_rdp != my_rdp);
for (rdp = my_rdp; rdp; rdp = rdp->nocb_next_cb_rdp) {
trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rcu_state.name, rdp->cpu, TPS("Check"));
rcu_nocb_lock_irqsave(rdp, flags);