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author | Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org> | 2011-10-03 11:38:52 -0700 |
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committer | Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> | 2011-12-11 10:31:27 -0800 |
commit | 34240697d619c439c55f21989680024dcb604aab (patch) | |
tree | 5fa80ddb82706121520677e8e700e5081f5edaa1 /kernel/rcutree.h | |
parent | 2c01531f08f8ba663a20d8472a3032f6df133b6e (diff) | |
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rcu: Disable preemption in rcu_is_cpu_idle()
Because rcu_is_cpu_idle() is to be used to check for extended quiescent
states in RCU-preempt read-side critical sections, it cannot assume that
preemption is disabled. And preemption must be disabled when accessing
the dyntick-idle state, because otherwise the following sequence of events
could occur:
1. Task A on CPU 1 enters rcu_is_cpu_idle() and picks up the pointer
to CPU 1's per-CPU variables.
2. Task B preempts Task A and starts running on CPU 1.
3. Task A migrates to CPU 2.
4. Task B blocks, leaving CPU 1 idle.
5. Task A continues execution on CPU 2, accessing CPU 1's dyntick-idle
information using the pointer fetched in step 1 above, and finds
that CPU 1 is idle.
6. Task A therefore incorrectly concludes that it is executing in
an extended quiescent state, possibly issuing a spurious splat.
Therefore, this commit disables preemption within the rcu_is_cpu_idle()
function.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
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