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mainlining shenanigans
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Threaded interrupts provide additional interesting interactions between
RCU and raise_softirq() that can result in self-deadlocks in v5.0-2 of
the Linux kernel. These self-deadlocks can be provoked in susceptible
kernels within a few minutes using the following rcutorture command on
an 8-CPU system:
tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh --duration 5 --configs "TREE03" --bootargs "threadirqs"
Although post-v5.2 RCU commits have at least greatly reduced the
probability of these self-deadlocks, this was entirely by accident.
Although this sort of accident should be rowdily celebrated on those
rare occasions when it does occur, such celebrations should be quickly
followed by a principled patch, which is what this patch purports to be.
The key point behind this patch is that when in_interrupt() returns
true, __raise_softirq_irqoff() will never attempt a wakeup. Therefore,
if in_interrupt(), calls to raise_softirq*() are both safe and
extremely cheap.
This commit therefore replaces the in_irq() calls in the "if" statement
in rcu_read_unlock_special() with in_interrupt() and simplifies the
"if" condition to the following:
if (irqs_were_disabled && use_softirq &&
(in_interrupt() ||
(exp && !t->rcu_read_unlock_special.b.deferred_qs))) {
raise_softirq_irqoff(RCU_SOFTIRQ);
} else {
/* Appeal to the scheduler. */
}
The rationale behind the "if" condition is as follows:
1. irqs_were_disabled: If interrupts are enabled, we should
instead appeal to the scheduler so as to let the upcoming
irq_enable()/local_bh_enable() do the rescheduling for us.
2. use_softirq: If this kernel isn't using softirq, then
raise_softirq_irqoff() will be unhelpful.
3. a. in_interrupt(): If this returns true, the subsequent
call to raise_softirq_irqoff() is guaranteed not to
do a wakeup, so that call will be both very cheap and
quite safe.
b. Otherwise, if !in_interrupt() the raise_softirq_irqoff()
might do a wakeup, which is expensive and, in some
contexts, unsafe.
i. The "exp" (an expedited RCU grace period is being
blocked) says that the wakeup is worthwhile, and:
ii. The !.deferred_qs says that scheduler locks
cannot be held, so the wakeup will be safe.
Backporting this requires considerable care, so no auto-backport, please!
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