Re: [PATCH] perf/ring_buffer: ensure atomicity and order of updates

From: kbuild test robot
Date: Thu May 10 2018 - 21:20:45 EST


Hi Mark,

I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve:

[auto build test WARNING on tip/perf/core]
[also build test WARNING on v4.17-rc4 next-20180510]
[if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system]

url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Mark-Rutland/perf-ring_buffer-ensure-atomicity-and-order-of-updates/20180511-070205
config: i386-randconfig-s1-201818 (attached as .config)
compiler: gcc-6 (Debian 6.4.0-9) 6.4.0 20171026
reproduce:
# save the attached .config to linux build tree
make ARCH=i386

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

In file included from include/uapi/linux/swab.h:6:0,
from include/linux/swab.h:5,
from include/uapi/linux/byteorder/little_endian.h:13,
from include/linux/byteorder/little_endian.h:5,
from arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/byteorder.h:5,
from include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h:20,
from include/linux/perf_event.h:17,
from kernel//events/ring_buffer.c:12:
kernel//events/ring_buffer.c: In function 'perf_output_put_handle':
include/linux/compiler.h:339:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_86' declared with attribute error: Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:319:4: note: in definition of macro '__compiletime_assert'
prefix ## suffix(); \
^~~~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:339:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/linux/compiler.h:342:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/asm-generic/barrier.h:181:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert_atomic_type'
compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p); \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> kernel//events/ring_buffer.c:86:2: note: in expansion of macro 'smp_store_release'
smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->data_head, head); /* B, matches C */
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel//events/ring_buffer.c: In function 'perf_aux_output_skip':
include/linux/compiler.h:339:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_498' declared with attribute error: Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:319:4: note: in definition of macro '__compiletime_assert'
prefix ## suffix(); \
^~~~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:339:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/linux/compiler.h:342:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/asm-generic/barrier.h:181:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert_atomic_type'
compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p); \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel//events/ring_buffer.c:498:2: note: in expansion of macro 'smp_store_release'
smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel//events/ring_buffer.c: In function 'perf_aux_output_end':
include/linux/compiler.h:339:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_466' declared with attribute error: Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:319:4: note: in definition of macro '__compiletime_assert'
prefix ## suffix(); \
^~~~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:339:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/linux/compiler.h:342:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/asm-generic/barrier.h:181:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert_atomic_type'
compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p); \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel//events/ring_buffer.c:466:2: note: in expansion of macro 'smp_store_release'
smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
In file included from include/uapi/linux/swab.h:6:0,
from include/linux/swab.h:5,
from include/uapi/linux/byteorder/little_endian.h:13,
from include/linux/byteorder/little_endian.h:5,
from arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/byteorder.h:5,
from include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h:20,
from include/linux/perf_event.h:17,
from kernel/events/ring_buffer.c:12:
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c: In function 'perf_output_put_handle':
include/linux/compiler.h:339:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_86' declared with attribute error: Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:319:4: note: in definition of macro '__compiletime_assert'
prefix ## suffix(); \
^~~~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:339:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/linux/compiler.h:342:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/asm-generic/barrier.h:181:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert_atomic_type'
compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p); \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c:86:2: note: in expansion of macro 'smp_store_release'
smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->data_head, head); /* B, matches C */
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c: In function 'perf_aux_output_skip':
include/linux/compiler.h:339:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_498' declared with attribute error: Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:319:4: note: in definition of macro '__compiletime_assert'
prefix ## suffix(); \
^~~~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:339:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/linux/compiler.h:342:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/asm-generic/barrier.h:181:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert_atomic_type'
compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p); \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c:498:2: note: in expansion of macro 'smp_store_release'
smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c: In function 'perf_aux_output_end':
include/linux/compiler.h:339:38: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_466' declared with attribute error: Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^
include/linux/compiler.h:319:4: note: in definition of macro '__compiletime_assert'
prefix ## suffix(); \
^~~~~~
include/linux/compiler.h:339:2: note: in expansion of macro '_compiletime_assert'
_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/linux/compiler.h:342:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert'
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> include/asm-generic/barrier.h:181:2: note: in expansion of macro 'compiletime_assert_atomic_type'
compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p); \
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c:466:2: note: in expansion of macro 'smp_store_release'
smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

vim +/smp_store_release +86 kernel//events/ring_buffer.c

44
45 static void perf_output_put_handle(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
46 {
47 struct ring_buffer *rb = handle->rb;
48 unsigned long head;
49
50 again:
51 head = local_read(&rb->head);
52
53 /*
54 * IRQ/NMI can happen here, which means we can miss a head update.
55 */
56
57 if (!local_dec_and_test(&rb->nest))
58 goto out;
59
60 /*
61 * Since the mmap() consumer (userspace) can run on a different CPU:
62 *
63 * kernel user
64 *
65 * if (LOAD ->data_tail) { LOAD ->data_head
66 * (A) smp_rmb() (C)
67 * STORE $data LOAD $data
68 * smp_mb() (D)
69 * RELEASE ->data_head (B) STORE ->data_tail
70 * }
71 *
72 * Where A pairs with D, and B pairs with C.
73 *
74 * In our case (A) is a control dependency that separates the load of
75 * the ->data_tail and the stores of $data. In case ->data_tail
76 * indicates there is no room in the buffer to store $data we do not.
77 *
78 * D needs to be a full barrier since it separates the data READ
79 * from the tail WRITE.
80 *
81 * For B a WMB is sufficient since it separates two WRITEs, and for C
82 * an RMB is sufficient since it separates two READs.
83 *
84 * See perf_output_begin().
85 */
> 86 smp_store_release(&rb->user_page->data_head, head); /* B, matches C */
87
88 /*
89 * Now check if we missed an update -- rely on previous implied
90 * compiler barriers to force a re-read.
91 */
92 if (unlikely(head != local_read(&rb->head))) {
93 local_inc(&rb->nest);
94 goto again;
95 }
96
97 if (handle->wakeup != local_read(&rb->wakeup))
98 perf_output_wakeup(handle);
99
100 out:
101 preempt_enable();
102 }
103

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