mirror of
https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git
synced 2024-11-12 23:23:03 +00:00
A mirror of the official Linux kernel repository just in case
d5f177d35c
Because RCU does not watch exception early-entry/late-exit, idle-loop, or CPU-hotplug execution, protection of tracing and BPF operations is needlessly complicated. This commit therefore adds a variant of Tasks RCU that: o Has explicit read-side markers to allow finite grace periods in the face of in-kernel loops for PREEMPT=n builds. These markers are rcu_read_lock_trace() and rcu_read_unlock_trace(). o Protects code in the idle loop, exception entry/exit, and CPU-hotplug code paths. In this respect, RCU-tasks trace is similar to SRCU, but with lighter-weight readers. o Avoids expensive read-side instruction, having overhead similar to that of Preemptible RCU. There are of course downsides: o The grace-period code can send IPIs to CPUs, even when those CPUs are in the idle loop or in nohz_full userspace. This is mitigated by later commits. o It is necessary to scan the full tasklist, much as for Tasks RCU. o There is a single callback queue guarded by a single lock, again, much as for Tasks RCU. However, those early use cases that request multiple grace periods in quick succession are expected to do so from a single task, which makes the single lock almost irrelevant. If needed, multiple callback queues can be provided using any number of schemes. Perhaps most important, this variant of RCU does not affect the vanilla flavors, rcu_preempt and rcu_sched. The fact that RCU Tasks Trace readers can operate from idle, offline, and exception entry/exit in no way enables rcu_preempt and rcu_sched readers to do so. The memory ordering was outlined here: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200319034030.GX3199@paulmck-ThinkPad-P72/ This effort benefited greatly from off-list discussions of BPF requirements with Alexei Starovoitov and Andrii Nakryiko. At least some of the on-list discussions are captured in the Link: tags below. In addition, KCSAN was quite helpful in finding some early bugs. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200219150744.428764577@infradead.org/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87mu8p797b.fsf@nanos.tec.linutronix.de/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200225221305.605144982@linutronix.de/ Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com> Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@fb.com> [ paulmck: Apply feedback from Steve Rostedt and Joel Fernandes. ] [ paulmck: Decrement trc_n_readers_need_end upon IPI failure. ] [ paulmck: Fix locking issue reported by rcutorture. ] Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> |
||
|---|---|---|
| arch | ||
| block | ||
| certs | ||
| crypto | ||
| Documentation | ||
| drivers | ||
| fs | ||
| include | ||
| init | ||
| ipc | ||
| kernel | ||
| lib | ||
| LICENSES | ||
| mm | ||
| net | ||
| samples | ||
| scripts | ||
| security | ||
| sound | ||
| tools | ||
| usr | ||
| virt | ||
| .clang-format | ||
| .cocciconfig | ||
| .get_maintainer.ignore | ||
| .gitattributes | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| .mailmap | ||
| COPYING | ||
| CREDITS | ||
| Kbuild | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| MAINTAINERS | ||
| Makefile | ||
| README | ||
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.