On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM Zqiang <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >
> > On Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM Zqiang <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 08:37:33PM +0800, KunWu Chan wrote:
> > >
> > >  >
> > >  > On Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]> 
> > > wrote:
> > >  >
> > >  > On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 05:35:15PM +0800, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> > >  > > Add the lockdep annotation, same-type SRCU nesting warning, and
> > >  > > early-boot check used by __synchronize_srcu().
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Suggested-by: Zqiang <[email protected]>
> > >  > > Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <[email protected]>
> > >  >
> > >  > Queued for review and testing, thank you both!
> > >  >
> > >  > Interestingly enough, it is now the case that there is a grace-period
> > >  > wait that can be placed in a normal RCU read-side critical section.
> > >  > Does this mean that we should also adjust the --do-srcu-lockdep testing
> > >  > in tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh?
> > >  >
> > >  > Thanks, Paul. Good point.
> > >  >
> > >  > I’ll check the current `--do-srcu-lockdep` coverage, including the
> > >  > case where `synchronize_srcu_atomic()` is called from a normal RCU
> > >  > read-side critical section, and follow up with the necessary torture
> > >  > testing changes.
> > >  >
> > >  Sounds good!
> > >
> > >  Perhaps you and Zqiang can work together on this. Co-developed-by,
> > >  for example.
> > >
> > >  Hi, Paul and KunWu
> > >
> > Hi Zqiang,
> >
> > Thanks for pointing out these cases.
> >
> > >
> > > Should we also consider the following situations ?
> > >
> > >  idx = srcu_read_lock_atomic(srcu)
> > >
> > >  by interrupt run hardirq context:
> > >  synchronize_rcu_atomic(srcu)
> > >
> > >  srcu_read_unlock_atomic(srcu, idx)
> > >
> > For the same-CPU interrupt case, the existing check in
> > synchronize_srcu_atomic() already catches it:
> >
> >  synchronize_srcu_atomic(ssp)
> >  RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(lockdep_is_held(ssp),
> >  "Illegal synchronize_srcu_atomic() in same-type SRCU ...");
> >
> > lockdep_is_held() resolves to __lock_is_held() (lockdep.c:5612),
> > which checks current->held_locks[]. The interrupt handler runs with
> > the same current, so it sees the SRCU dep_map acquired by
> > srcu_read_lock_atomic().
> >
> > >
> > > or:
> > >
> > >  CPU0: CPU1:
> > >
> > >  idx = srcu_read_lock_atomic(srcu)
> > >
> > >  smp_call_function_single(CPU1, som_func, NULL, 1)
> > >  to send IPI to CPU1, and sync wait complete.
> > >  hardirq context or ide task context:
> > >
> > >  some_func()
> > >  ->synchronize_rcu_atomic(srcu)
> > >
> > >  srcu_read_unlock_atomic(srcu, idx)
> > >
> > The cross-CPU case is different. current->held_locks[] is part of
> > struct task_struct (sched.h:1302), so the existing
> > __lock_is_held() check can only see the current task's held locks.
> > It cannot see the SRCU read-side lock held by the task running on
> > another CPU. The same limitation applies to the
> > lock_is_held(&rcu_lock_map) check in synchronize_srcu() at
> > srcutree.c:1665.
> >
> > >
> > > Add WARN_ON(irqs_disabled()) to synchronize_rcu_atomic() ?
> > >
> > >  Any thoughts?
> > >
> > WARN_ON(irqs_disabled()) wouldn't help with the cross-CPU case:
> > CPU1 could be running in process context with interrupts enabled, so
> > the WARN would not trigger. It would also add a false positive for
> > legitimate hardirq calls. synchronize_srcu_atomic() omits
> > might_sleep() (compare __synchronize_srcu() at srcutree.c:1676)
> > because it is designed to work in contexts where sleeping is not
> > allowed, including hardirq context.
>
> If runing in hardirq context, we should use raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node()
> and raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node() to replace 
> raw_spin_lock_irq_rcu_node()
> and raw_spin_unlock_irq_rcu_node() in synchronize_srcu_atomic().
>

Thanks, Zqiang. I'll take a closer look at the IRQ-state handling and
consider the change. If a patch comes out of it, I'll add the
Co-developed-by tag.

Thanks,
Kunwu

> Thanks
> Zqiang
>
>
>
> >
> > Whether a general cross-CPU read-side-hold check is feasible is an
> > open question. It would need to account for the read-side state across
> > CPUs without adding too much overhead to the SRCU read-side fast path.
> >
> > I'm happy to discuss and explore whether there is a reasonable way to
> > handle this cross-CPU case.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kunwu
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >  Zqiang
> > >
> > >  Thanx, Paul
> > >
> > >  >
> > >  > Thanks,
> > >  > Kunwu
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  > Thanx, Paul
> > >  >
> > >  > > ---
> > >  > > kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 8 ++++++++
> > >  > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> > >  > >
> > >  > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
> > >  > > index 6a9c432a3bd0..6c729e805fb3 100644
> > >  > > --- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
> > >  > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
> > >  > > @@ -2123,6 +2123,14 @@ void synchronize_srcu_atomic(struct 
> > > srcu_struct *ssp)
> > >  > > unsigned long rdm0, rdm1;
> > >  > > unsigned long unlocks0, unlocks1;
> > >  > >
> > >  > > + srcu_lock_sync(&ssp->dep_map);
> > >  > > +
> > >  > > + RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(lockdep_is_held(ssp),
> > >  > > + "Illegal synchronize_srcu_atomic() in same-type SRCU read-side 
> > > critical section");
> > >  > > +
> > >  > > + if (rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_INACTIVE)
> > >  > > + return;
> > >  > > +
> > >  > > // Initialize. Either init_srcu_struct() was invoked or
> > >  > > // DEFINE_SRCU() or similar was used. Therefore, no allocation
> > >  > > // will be done here.
> > >  > > --
> > >  > > 2.43.0
> > >  > >
> > >  >
> > >
> >

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