Merge branches 'consolidate.2019.05.28a', 'doc.2019.05.28a', 'fixes.2019.06.13a', 'srcu.2019.05.28a', 'sync.2019.05.28a' and 'torture.2019.05.28a' into HEAD

consolidate.2019.05.28a: RCU flavor consolidation cleanups and optmizations.
doc.2019.05.28a: Documentation updates.
fixes.2019.06.13a: Miscellaneous fixes.
srcu.2019.05.28a: SRCU updates.
sync.2019.05.28a: RCU-sync flavor consolidation.
torture.2019.05.28a: Torture-test updates.
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Paul E. McKenney 2019-06-19 09:21:46 -07:00
45 changed files with 484 additions and 262 deletions

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@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ please read on.
Reference counting on elements of lists which are protected by traditional
reader/writer spinlocks or semaphores are straightforward:
CODE LISTING A:
1. 2.
add() search_and_reference()
{ {
@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ add() search_and_reference()
release_referenced() delete()
{ {
... write_lock(&list_lock);
atomic_dec(&el->rc, relfunc) ...
if(atomic_dec_and_test(&el->rc)) ...
kfree(el);
... remove_element
} write_unlock(&list_lock);
...
@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ search_and_reference() could potentially hold reference to an element which
has already been deleted from the list/array. Use atomic_inc_not_zero()
in this scenario as follows:
CODE LISTING B:
1. 2.
add() search_and_reference()
{ {
@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ search_and_reference() code path. In such cases, the
atomic_dec_and_test() may be moved from delete() to el_free()
as follows:
CODE LISTING C:
1. 2.
add() search_and_reference()
{ {
@ -114,6 +118,17 @@ element can therefore safely be freed. This in turn guarantees that if
any reader finds the element, that reader may safely acquire a reference
without checking the value of the reference counter.
A clear advantage of the RCU-based pattern in listing C over the one
in listing B is that any call to search_and_reference() that locates
a given object will succeed in obtaining a reference to that object,
even given a concurrent invocation of delete() for that same object.
Similarly, a clear advantage of both listings B and C over listing A is
that a call to delete() is not delayed even if there are an arbitrarily
large number of calls to search_and_reference() searching for the same
object that delete() was invoked on. Instead, all that is delayed is
the eventual invocation of kfree(), which is usually not a problem on
modern computer systems, even the small ones.
In cases where delete() can sleep, synchronize_rcu() can be called from
delete(), so that el_free() can be subsumed into delete as follows:
@ -130,3 +145,7 @@ delete()
kfree(el);
...
}
As additional examples in the kernel, the pattern in listing C is used by
reference counting of struct pid, while the pattern in listing B is used by
struct posix_acl.

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@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ rcupdate.rcu_task_stall_timeout
This boot/sysfs parameter controls the RCU-tasks stall warning
interval. A value of zero or less suppresses RCU-tasks stall
warnings. A positive value sets the stall-warning interval
in jiffies. An RCU-tasks stall warning starts with the line:
in seconds. An RCU-tasks stall warning starts with the line:
INFO: rcu_tasks detected stalls on tasks:

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@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ synchronize_rcu()
rcu_assign_pointer()
typeof(p) rcu_assign_pointer(p, typeof(p) v);
void rcu_assign_pointer(p, typeof(p) v);
Yes, rcu_assign_pointer() -is- implemented as a macro, though it
would be cool to be able to declare a function in this manner.
@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ rcu_assign_pointer()
The updater uses this function to assign a new value to an
RCU-protected pointer, in order to safely communicate the change
in value from the updater to the reader. This function returns
the new value, and also executes any memory-barrier instructions
required for a given CPU architecture.
in value from the updater to the reader. This macro does not
evaluate to an rvalue, but it does execute any memory-barrier
instructions required for a given CPU architecture.
Perhaps just as important, it serves to document (1) which
pointers are protected by RCU and (2) the point at which a