Re: [PATCH rcu 4/6] rcu: Mark __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() ->rcu_urgent_qs load

From: Joel Fernandes
Date: Tue Jul 18 2023 - 08:58:52 EST


On 7/17/23 14:03, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
The rcu_request_urgent_qs_task() function does a cross-CPU store
to ->rcu_urgent_qs, so this commit therefore marks the load in
__rcu_irq_enter_check_tick() with READ_ONCE().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index fae9b4e29c93..aec07f2ec638 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void __rcu_irq_enter_check_tick(void)
// prevents self-deadlock. So we can safely recheck under the lock.
// Note that the nohz_full state currently cannot change.
raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rdp->mynode);
- if (rdp->rcu_urgent_qs && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
+ if (READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_urgent_qs) && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
// A nohz_full CPU is in the kernel and RCU needs a
// quiescent state. Turn on the tick!
WRITE_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick,

Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


thanks,

- Joel