Re: [PATCH] mm: slub: annotate kmem_cache_node->list_lock as raw_spinlock

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Apr 12 2023 - 08:50:15 EST


On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 08:50:29AM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:

> > --- a/lib/debugobjects.c
> > +++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
> > @@ -562,10 +562,10 @@ __debug_object_init(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr, int onstack
> > unsigned long flags;
> >
> > /*
> > - * On RT enabled kernels the pool refill must happen in preemptible
> > + * The pool refill must happen in preemptible
> > * context:
> > */
> > - if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || preemptible())
> > + if (preemptible())
> > fill_pool();
>
> +CC Peterz
>
> Aha so this is in fact another case where the code is written with
> actual differences between PREEMPT_RT and !PREEMPT_RT in mind, but
> CONFIG_PROVE_RAW_LOCK_NESTING always assumes PREEMPT_RT?

Ooh, tricky, yes. PROVE_RAW_LOCK_NESTING always follows the PREEMP_RT
rules and does not expect trickery like the above.

Something like the completely untested below might be of help..

---
diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep_types.h b/include/linux/lockdep_types.h
index d22430840b53..f3120d6a7d9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep_types.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ enum lockdep_wait_type {
enum lockdep_lock_type {
LD_LOCK_NORMAL = 0, /* normal, catch all */
LD_LOCK_PERCPU, /* percpu */
+ LD_LOCK_WAIT, /* annotation */
LD_LOCK_MAX,
};

diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 50d4863974e7..a4077f5bb75b 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -2279,8 +2279,9 @@ static inline bool usage_skip(struct lock_list *entry, void *mask)
* As a result, we will skip local_lock(), when we search for irq
* inversion bugs.
*/
- if (entry->class->lock_type == LD_LOCK_PERCPU) {
- if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(entry->class->wait_type_inner < LD_WAIT_CONFIG))
+ if (entry->class->lock_type != LD_LOCK_NORMAL) {
+ if (entry->class->lock_type == LD_LOCK_PERCPU &&
+ DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(entry->class->wait_type_inner < LD_WAIT_CONFIG))
return false;

return true;
@@ -4752,7 +4753,8 @@ static int check_wait_context(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *next)

for (; depth < curr->lockdep_depth; depth++) {
struct held_lock *prev = curr->held_locks + depth;
- u8 prev_inner = hlock_class(prev)->wait_type_inner;
+ struct lock_class *class = hlock_class(prev);
+ u8 prev_inner = class->wait_type_inner;

if (prev_inner) {
/*
@@ -4762,6 +4764,12 @@ static int check_wait_context(struct task_struct *curr, struct held_lock *next)
* Also due to trylocks.
*/
curr_inner = min(curr_inner, prev_inner);
+
+ /*
+ * Allow override for annotations.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(class->lock_type == LD_LOCK_WAIT))
+ curr_inner = prev_inner;
}
}

diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index df86e649d8be..fae71ef72a16 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -565,8 +565,16 @@ __debug_object_init(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr, int onstack
* On RT enabled kernels the pool refill must happen in preemptible
* context:
*/
- if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || preemptible())
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) || preemptible()) {
+ static lockdep_map dep_map = {
+ .name = "wait-type-override",
+ .wait_type_inner = LD_WAIT_SLEEP,
+ .lock_type = LD_LOCK_WAIT,
+ };
+ lock_map_acquire(&dep_map);
fill_pool();
+ lock_map_release(&dep_map);
+ }

db = get_bucket((unsigned long) addr);