Re: [RFC PATCH v10 for 4.15 01/14] Restartable sequences system call

[Mathieu Desnoyers]

----- On Nov 6, 2017, at 8:24 PM, Boqun Feng boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 03:56:31PM -0500, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> [...]
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * struct rseq is aligned on 4 * 8 bytes to ensure it is always
>> + * contained within a single cache-line.
>> + *
>> + * A single struct rseq per thread is allowed.
>> + */
>> +struct rseq {
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Restartable sequences cpu_id_start field. Updated by the
>> +	 * kernel, and read by user-space with single-copy atomicity
>> +	 * semantics. Aligned on 32-bit. Always contain a value in the
>> +	 * range of possible CPUs, although the value may not be the
>> +	 * actual current CPU (e.g. if rseq is not initialized). This
>> +	 * CPU number value should always be confirmed against the value
>> +	 * of the cpu_id field.
>> +	 */
>> +	uint32_t cpu_id_start;
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Restartable sequences cpu_id field. Updated by the kernel,
>> +	 * and read by user-space with single-copy atomicity semantics.
>> +	 * Aligned on 32-bit. Values -1U and -2U have a special
>> +	 * semantic: -1U means "rseq uninitialized", and -2U means "rseq
>> +	 * initialization failed".
>> +	 */
>> +	uint32_t cpu_id;
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Restartable sequences rseq_cs field.
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Contains NULL when no critical section is active for the current
>> +	 * thread, or holds a pointer to the currently active struct rseq_cs.
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Updated by user-space at the beginning of assembly instruction
>> +	 * sequence block, and by the kernel when it restarts an assembly
>> +	 * instruction sequence block, and when the kernel detects that it
>> +	 * is preempting or delivering a signal outside of the range
>> +	 * targeted by the rseq_cs. Also needs to be cleared by user-space
>> +	 * before reclaiming memory that contains the targeted struct
>> +	 * rseq_cs.
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Read and set by the kernel with single-copy atomicity semantics.
>> +	 * Aligned on 64-bit.
>> +	 */
>> +	RSEQ_FIELD_u32_u64(rseq_cs);
>> +	/*
>> +	 * - RSEQ_DISABLE flag:
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Fallback fast-track flag for single-stepping.
>> +	 * Set by user-space if lack of progress is detected.
>> +	 * Cleared by user-space after rseq finish.
>> +	 * Read by the kernel.
>> +	 * - RSEQ_CS_FLAG_NO_RESTART_ON_PREEMPT
>> +	 *     Inhibit instruction sequence block restart and event
>> +	 *     counter increment on preemption for this thread.
> 
> Nit: "event counter" has been removed entirely ;-)
> 
>> +	 * - RSEQ_CS_FLAG_NO_RESTART_ON_SIGNAL
>> +	 *     Inhibit instruction sequence block restart and event
>> +	 *     counter increment on signal delivery for this thread.
>> +	 * - RSEQ_CS_FLAG_NO_RESTART_ON_MIGRATE
>> +	 *     Inhibit instruction sequence block restart and event
>> +	 *     counter increment on migration for this thread.
>> +	 */
>> +	uint32_t flags;
>> +} __attribute__((aligned(4 * sizeof(uint64_t))));
>> +
>> +#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_RSEQ_H */
> [...]
>> +	} else {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * If there was no rseq previously registered,
>> +		 * we need to ensure the provided rseq is
>> +		 * properly aligned and valid.
>> +		 */
>> +		if (!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long)rseq, __alignof__(*rseq))
>> +				|| rseq_len != sizeof(*rseq))
>> +			return -EINVAL;
>> +		if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, rseq, rseq_len))
>> +			return -EFAULT;
>> +		current->rseq = rseq;
>> +		current->rseq_len = rseq_len;
>> +		current->rseq_sig = sig;
>> +		/*
>> +		 * If rseq was previously inactive, and has just
>> +		 * been registered, ensure the cpu_id and
>> +		 * event_counter fields are updated before
> 
> s/event_counter/cpu_start_id/ ?

I guess you mean "cpu_id_start".

Good point. v11 will include that fix. Meanwhile, it is available
at https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rseq/linux-rseq.git/log/?h=rseq/dev

Thanks,

Mathieu

> 
> Regards,
> Boqun
> 
>> +		 * returning to user-space.
>> +		 */
>> +		rseq_set_notify_resume(current);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
> [...]

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