[ Added Linus and Arnaldo to the Cc:, for high level kernel side and
tooling side buy-in for the <nolibc.h> inclusion in the kernel tree
below: ]
* Paul E. McKenney <paul...@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
> Hello, Ingo,
>
> This pull request contains the following changes:
>
> 1. Convert RCU's BUG_ON() and similar calls to WARN_ON() and similar.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111193156.ga3...@linux.ibm.com
>
> 2. Replace of calls to RCU-bh and RCU-sched update-side functions
> to their vanilla RCU counterparts. This series is a step
> towards complete removal of the RCU-bh and RCU-sched update-side
> functions.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111194104.ga4...@linux.ibm.com
>
> Note that several of the patches sent out have been dropped from
> this series due to having been pulled in by their respective
> maintainers.
>
> 3. Documentation updates, including a number of flavor-consolidation
> updates from Joel Fernandes.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111195619.ga6...@linux.ibm.com
>
> 4. Miscellaneous fixes.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111192839.ga32...@linux.ibm.com
>
> 5. Automate generation of the initrd filesystem used for
> rcutorture testing.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111200127.ga9...@linux.ibm.com
>
> 6. Convert spin_is_locked() assertions to instead use lockdep.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111200421.ga10...@linux.ibm.com
>
> Note that several of the patches sent out have been dropped from
> this series due to having been pulled in by their respective
> maintainers.
>
> 7. SRCU updates, especially including a fix from Dennis Krein
> for a bag-on-head-class bug.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111200834.ga10...@linux.ibm.com
>
> 8. RCU torture-test updates.
>
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181111201956.ga11...@linux.ibm.com
>
> All of these changes have been subjected to 0day Test Robot and -next
> testing, and are available in the git repository at:
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
> for-mingo
>
> for you to fetch changes up to 5ac7cdc29897e5fc3f5e214f3f8c8b03ef8d7029:
>
> rcutorture: Don't do busted forward-progress testing (2018-12-01 12:45:42
> -0800)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Connor Shu (1):
> rcutorture: Automatically create initrd directory
>
> Dennis Krein (1):
> srcu: Lock srcu_data structure in srcu_gp_start()
>
> Joe Perches (1):
> checkpatch: Create table of obsolete APIs and apply to RCU
>
> Joel Fernandes (Google) (19):
> rcu: Remove unused rcu_state externs
> rcu: Fix rcu_{node,data} comments about gp_seq_needed
> doc: Clarify RCU data-structure comment about rcu_tree fanout
> doc: Remove rcu_preempt_state reference in stallwarn
> doc: Update information about resched_cpu
> doc: Remove rcu_dynticks from Data-Structures
> doc: rcu: Update Data-Structures for RCU flavor consolidation
> doc: rcu: Better clarify the rcu_segcblist ->len field
> doc: rcu: Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu_data
> doc: rcu: Update core and full API in whatisRCU
> doc: rcu: Add more rationale for using rcu_read_lock_sched in checklist
> doc: rcu: Remove obsolete suggestion from checklist
> doc: rcu: Remove obsolete checklist item about synchronize_rcu usage
> doc: rcu: Encourage use of rcu_barrier in checklist
> doc: Make reader aware of rcu_dereference_protected
> doc: Remove obsolete (non-)requirement about disabling preemption
> doc: Make listing in RCU perf/scale requirements use
> rcu_assign_pointer()
> doc: Correct parameter in stallwarn
> doc: Fix "struction" typo in RCU memory-ordering documentation
>
> Lance Roy (7):
> x86/PCI: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
> sfc: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
> smsc: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
> userfaultfd: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
> locking/mutex: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
> mm: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
> KVM: arm/arm64: vgic: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep
>
> Paul E. McKenney (77):
> rcu: Eliminate BUG_ON() for sync.c
> rcu: Eliminate BUG_ON() for kernel/rcu/tree.c
> rcu: Eliminate synchronize_rcu_mult()
> rcu: Consolidate the RCU update functions invoked by sync.c
> sched/membarrier: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> sparc/oprofile: Convert timer_stop() to use synchronize_rcu()
> s390/mm: Convert tlb_table_flush() to use call_rcu()
> powerpc: Convert hugepd_free() to use call_rcu()
> doc: Set down forward-progress requirements
> rcutorture: Add initrd support for systems lacking dracut
> rcutorture: Make initrd/init execute in userspace
> rcutorture: Add cross-compile capability to initrd.sh
> srcu: Prevent __call_srcu() counter wrap with read-side critical section
> rcu: Stop expedited grace periods from relying on stop-machine
> rcu: Eliminate BUG_ON() for kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> rcu: Eliminate BUG_ON() for kernel/rcu/update.c
> doc: Document rcutorture forward-progress test kernel parameters
> doc: RCU scheduler spinlock rcu_read_unlock() restriction remains
> MAINTAINERS: Update from @linux.vnet.ibm.com to @linux.ibm.com
> rcu: Avoid double multiply by HZ
> rcu: Parameterize rcu_check_gp_start_stall()
> rcu: Add state name to show_rcu_gp_kthreads() output
> rcu: Add jiffies-since-GP-activity to show_rcu_gp_kthreads()
> rcu: Trace end of grace period before end of grace period
> rcu: Speed up expedited GPs when interrupting RCU reader
> rcu: Replace this_cpu_ptr() with __this_cpu_read()
> rcu: Avoid signed integer overflow in rcu_preempt_deferred_qs()
> MAINTAINERS: Add Joel Fernandes as RCU reviewer
> checkpatch.pl: Suggest lockdep instead of asserting !spin_is_locked()
> crypto/pcrypt: Replace synchronize_rcu_bh() with synchronize_rcu()
> drivers/ipmi: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> ethernet/sis: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> ethernet/realtek: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> drivers/vhost: Replace synchronize_rcu_bh() with synchronize_rcu()
> cpufreq/intel_pstate: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> cpufreq/cpufreq_governor: Replace synchronize_sched() with
> synchronize_rcu()
> fs/file: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> tracing: Replace synchronize_sched() and call_rcu_sched()
> main: Replace rcu_barrier_sched() with rcu_barrier()
> kprobes: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> lockdep: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> sched/membarrier: synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> modules: Replace synchronize_sched() and call_rcu_sched()
> workqueue: Replace call_rcu_sched() with call_rcu()
> events: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> percpu-refcount: Replace call_rcu_sched() with call_rcu()
> slab: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> mm: Replace call_rcu_sched() with call_rcu()
> srcu: Use "ssp" instead of "sp" for srcu_struct pointer
> net/sched: Replace call_rcu_bh() and rcu_barrier_bh()
> net/core: Replace call_rcu_bh() and synchronize_rcu_bh()
> net/bridge: Replace call_rcu_bh() and rcu_barrier_bh()
> percpu-rwsem: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> types: Remove call_rcu_bh() and call_rcu_sched()
> cgroups: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> livepatch: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> net/core/skmsg: Replace call_rcu_sched() with call_rcu()
> net/decnet: Replace rcu_barrier_bh() with rcu_barrier()
> tools/kernel.h: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> rcutorture/formal: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> Merge branches 'bug.2018.11.12a', 'consolidate.2018.12.01a',
> 'doc.2018.11.12a', 'fixes.2018.11.12a', 'initrd.2018.11.08b',
> 'sil.2018.11.12a' and 'srcu.2018.11.27a' into HEAD
> rcutorture: Add call_rcu() flooding forward-progress tests
> torture: Bring any extra CPUs online during kernel startup
> rcutorture: Remove cbflood facility
> rcutorture: Break up too-long rcu_torture_fwd_prog() function
> rcutorture: Affinity forward-progress test to avoid housekeeping CPUs
> rcutorture: Prepare for asynchronous access to rcu_fwd_startat
> rcutorture: Dump grace-period diagnostics upon forward-progress OOM
> rcu: Account for nocb-CPU callback counts in RCU CPU stall warnings
> rcu: Print per-CPU callback counts for forward-progress failures
> rcutorture: Print GP age upon forward-progress failure
> rcutorture: Print histogram of CB invocation at OOM time
> rcutorture: Print time since GP end upon forward-progress failure
> rcutorture: Print forward-progress test age upon failure
> rcutorture: Recover from OOM during forward-progress tests
> rcutorture: Use 100ms buckets for forward-progress callback histograms
> rcutorture: Don't do busted forward-progress testing
>
> Pierce Griffiths (1):
> torture: Remove unnecessary "ret" variables
>
> Randy Dunlap (1):
> srcu: Fix kernel-doc missing notation
>
> Willy Tarreau (4):
> rcutorture: Always strip using the cross-compiler
> rcutorture: Check initrd/init instead of initrd only
> rcutorture: Import a copy of nolibc
> rcutorture: Make use of nolibc when available
>
> Zhouyi Zhou (1):
> rcu: Adjust the comment of function rcu_is_watching
>
> .../Design/Data-Structures/BigTreeClassicRCUBH.svg | 499 -----
> .../Data-Structures/BigTreeClassicRCUBHdyntick.svg | 695 -------
> .../Data-Structures/BigTreePreemptRCUBHdyntick.svg | 741 -------
> .../BigTreePreemptRCUBHdyntickCB.svg | 834 +++-----
> .../Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html | 173 +-
> .../RCU/Design/Data-Structures/blkd_task.svg | 676 +++---
> .../Expedited-Grace-Periods.html | 6 +-
> .../Memory-Ordering/Tree-RCU-Memory-Ordering.html | 2 +-
> .../RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.html | 206 +-
> Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt | 49 +-
> Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt | 7 +-
> Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 70 +-
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 35 +-
> MAINTAINERS | 73 +-
> arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c | 2 +-
> arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c | 2 +-
> arch/sparc/oprofile/init.c | 2 +-
> arch/x86/pci/i386.c | 2 +-
> crypto/pcrypt.c | 2 +-
> drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c | 2 +-
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c | 2 +-
> drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 4 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.h | 2 +-
> drivers/vhost/net.c | 2 +-
> fs/file.c | 2 +-
> fs/userfaultfd.c | 2 +-
> include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h | 2 +-
> include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h | 17 -
> include/linux/sched.h | 4 +-
> include/linux/srcu.h | 79 +-
> include/linux/srcutiny.h | 24 +-
> include/linux/srcutree.h | 8 +-
> include/linux/tracepoint.h | 2 +-
> include/linux/types.h | 4 +-
> init/main.c | 6 +-
> kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c | 2 +-
> kernel/events/core.c | 2 +-
> kernel/kprobes.c | 10 +-
> kernel/livepatch/patch.c | 4 +-
> kernel/livepatch/transition.c | 4 +-
> kernel/locking/lockdep.c | 2 +-
> kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c | 4 +-
> kernel/module.c | 14 +-
> kernel/rcu/rcu.h | 4 +
> kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 389 ++--
> kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c | 120 +-
> kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 489 ++---
> kernel/rcu/sync.c | 25 +-
> kernel/rcu/tree.c | 114 +-
> kernel/rcu/tree.h | 18 +-
> kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h | 10 +-
> kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 81 +-
> kernel/rcu/update.c | 9 +-
> kernel/sched/core.c | 2 +-
> kernel/sched/membarrier.c | 6 +-
> kernel/torture.c | 34 +-
> kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 24 +-
> kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 12 +-
> kernel/trace/trace.c | 10 +-
> kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c | 4 +-
> kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c | 2 +-
> kernel/tracepoint.c | 4 +-
> kernel/workqueue.c | 8 +-
> lib/percpu-refcount.c | 2 +-
> mm/khugepaged.c | 4 +-
> mm/mmu_gather.c | 2 +-
> mm/slab.c | 4 +-
> mm/slab_common.c | 6 +-
> mm/swap.c | 3 +-
> net/bridge/br_mdb.c | 2 +-
> net/bridge/br_multicast.c | 14 +-
> net/core/netpoll.c | 4 +-
> net/core/skmsg.c | 2 +-
> net/decnet/af_decnet.c | 2 +-
> net/sched/sch_api.c | 2 +-
> net/sched/sch_generic.c | 8 +-
> scripts/checkpatch.pl | 35 +
> tools/include/linux/kernel.h | 2 +-
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh | 8 +
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/mkinitrd.sh | 136 ++
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/nolibc.h | 2197
> ++++++++++++++++++++
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/initrd.txt | 99 +-
> .../formal/srcu-cbmc/include/linux/types.h | 4 +-
> virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c | 12 +-
> 88 files changed, 4187 insertions(+), 4014 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644
> Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreeClassicRCUBH.svg
> delete mode 100644
> Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreeClassicRCUBHdyntick.svg
> delete mode 100644
> Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreePreemptRCUBHdyntick.svg
> create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/mkinitrd.sh
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/nolibc.h
Pulled into tip:core/rcu, with the <nolibc.h> caveats below, thanks a lot
Paul!
I noticed this bit from Willy:
> tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/nolibc.h | 2197
> ++++++++++++++++++++
So <nolibc.h> is a rather large header and it comes with very little
documentation - but once you read through the header it's obvious what it
does, the code is clean and it's pretty cool all around, and in hindsight
the name is a strong hint about what the header does as well. ;)
Still it would be nice to at least add a top level description to the
header to make people (like me) who are reading the code before the
changelogs wonder less. For tooling headers we require a similar
self-explanatory, feel-fuzzy structure as for kernel headers.
Beyond adding a bit more documentation it would also be useful to factor
nolibc.h out into tools/include/nolibc/ or so, no reason to hide it in
rcutorture, I bet there's a number of other testcases and smaller
utilities in tools/ that could make good use of it.
My long term hope would be that eventually we could even create a minimal
klibc from it (a minimal libc provided by the kernel itself), giving
minimalist binaries a mechanism to link against klibc.so:
- klibc would be an explicit opt-in mechanism, i.e. binaries that are
coupled with the kernel anyway (and initrd executables certainly are)
could use this.
- We could also add a way for the kernel to provide (non-swappable)
binaries via an automatic /klib/ mount point or so. This would allow
features like a minimal, console based rescue/debug shell that doesn't
rely on any filesystem state or external library dependencies, other
than the initial kernel+initrd image.
- In such a scheme klibc would be in /klib/klibc.so, with a mixed
static/dynamic linking model where klibc.so is linked to a particular
static address in all klibc binaries. This would allow executable
startup without dynamic linking overhead, there's basically just an
mmap() required to map klibc.so. I.e. we would get the best of the two
worlds: the simplicity and performance of static linking, with the
low memory overhead and centrally maintained mechanism of dynamic
linked libraries.
- klibc would also eventually allow deeper integration with the vDSO
proper: for example on klibc based embedded systems we could link klibc
and the vDSO into a single vDSO library, further simplifying and
optimizing it.
- klibc would also allow faster feature propagation from kernel to libc
as well, as we could prototype, test and benchmark new system calls and
new features on klibc - i.e. klibc integration and testcases could be a
requirement for new system calls.
- There's no upper limit to how such a minimal kernel-shell (root only)
environment would look like, beyond a minimal shell in principle it
could include bits like:
- a minimal editor,
- a minimal sshd server/client,
- a minimal 3D graphics and window system:
- we can use precompiled shaders for the minimal 3D library to
run the window system with high speed on modern GPU hardware on
GPUs with open-source drivers, such as amdgpu, intel or
nouveau,
- (a minimal font library using a single font, with the supported
font sizes rendered at build time, to avoid having to have a
minimal vector font library.)
- a minimal X terminal based on the 3D rendering environment,
running the shell and editor,
- a minimal version of 3D Tetris (just kidding)
- 3D graphics based perf binary (not kidding: it would have *far*
lower display overhead than the current console graphics we are
using)
- ... all of which would allow a fully integrated, self-contained (!)
solution with no external dependencies other than the build environment
to build the binaries, that allows the debugging of a system and the
eventual extraction of debug information, without having to interact
with the local filesystem or even the local X-window state for these
apps to run.
- I.e. a minimal Linux distribution done right, optimized for kernel
development, system bootstrap, rescue enviroment, etc. - far more
usable than a kdb session.
/me runs
Anyway, back to <nolibc.h>: wanted to ask Linus's and Arnaldo's opinion
about the merge of it, we can still re-base and re-try if there's any
objections.
Thanks,
Ingo
