Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 11/15] rcu: Break more call_rcu() deadlock involving scheduler and perf

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Sep 01 2014 - 07:29:42 EST


On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 11:26:30AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:

> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> index b6acb9340192..a1af86099a67 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> @@ -2121,16 +2121,23 @@ static void __call_rcu_nocb_enqueue(struct rcu_data *rdp,
> trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rdp->rsp->name, rdp->cpu,
> TPS("WakeEmpty"));
> } else {
> - rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup = true;
> + rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup = RCU_NOGP_WAKE;
> trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rdp->rsp->name, rdp->cpu,
> TPS("WakeEmptyIsDeferred"));
> }
> rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = 0;
> } else if (len > rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check + qhimark) {
> /* ... or if many callbacks queued. */
> - wake_nocb_leader(rdp, true);
> + if (!irqs_disabled_flags(flags)) {
> + wake_nocb_leader(rdp, true);
> + trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rdp->rsp->name, rdp->cpu,
> + TPS("WakeOvf"));
> + } else {
> + rdp->nocb_defer_wakeup = RCU_NOGP_WAKE_FORCE;
> + trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rdp->rsp->name, rdp->cpu,
> + TPS("WakeOvfIsDeferred"));
> + }
> rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = LONG_MAX / 2;
> - trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rdp->rsp->name, rdp->cpu, TPS("WakeOvf"));
> } else {
> trace_rcu_nocb_wake(rdp->rsp->name, rdp->cpu, TPS("WakeNot"));
> }

Is it possible for the RCU_NOCP_WAKE write to overwrite a WAKE_FORCE ?
If not, why not? (Would make a good comment thereabouts).
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