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From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
To: rcu@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-team@meta.com,
	rostedt@goodmis.org, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
	bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 07/16] srcu: Require special srcu_struct define/init for SRCU-fast readers
Date: Wed,  5 Nov 2025 12:32:07 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251105203216.2701005-7-paulmck@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bb177afd-eea8-4a2a-9600-e36ada26a500@paulmck-laptop>

This commit adds CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y checking to enforce the new rule that
srcu_struct structures passed to srcu_read_lock_fast() and other SRCU-fast
read-side markers be either initialized with init_srcu_struct_fast()
on the one hand or defined using either DEFINE_SRCU_FAST() or
DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST().  This will enable removal of the non-debug
read-side checks from srcu_read_lock_fast() and friends, which on my
laptop provides a 25% speedup (which admittedly amounts to about half
a nanosecond, but when tracing fastpaths...)

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Cc: <bpf@vger.kernel.org>
---
 include/linux/srcu.h  | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c |  1 +
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
index 26de47820c58..2982b5a6930f 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcu.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
@@ -271,17 +271,26 @@ static inline int srcu_read_lock(struct srcu_struct *ssp) __acquires(ssp)
  * @ssp: srcu_struct in which to register the new reader.
  *
  * Enter an SRCU read-side critical section, but for a light-weight
- * smp_mb()-free reader.  See srcu_read_lock() for more information.
- *
- * If srcu_read_lock_fast() is ever used on an srcu_struct structure,
- * then none of the other flavors may be used, whether before, during,
- * or after.  Note that grace-period auto-expediting is disabled for _fast
- * srcu_struct structures because auto-expedited grace periods invoke
- * synchronize_rcu_expedited(), IPIs and all.
- *
- * Note that srcu_read_lock_fast() can be invoked only from those contexts
- * where RCU is watching, that is, from contexts where it would be legal
- * to invoke rcu_read_lock().  Otherwise, lockdep will complain.
+ * smp_mb()-free reader.  See srcu_read_lock() for more information.  This
+ * function is NMI-safe, in a manner similar to srcu_read_lock_nmisafe().
+ *
+ * For srcu_read_lock_fast() to be used on an srcu_struct structure,
+ * that structure must have been defined using either DEFINE_SRCU_FAST()
+ * or DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST() on the one hand or initialized with
+ * init_srcu_struct_fast() on the other.  Such an srcu_struct structure
+ * cannot be passed to any non-fast variant of srcu_read_{,un}lock() or
+ * srcu_{down,up}_read().  In kernels built with CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y,
+ * __srcu_check_read_flavor() will complain bitterly if you ignore this
+ * restriction.
+ *
+ * Grace-period auto-expediting is disabled for SRCU-fast srcu_struct
+ * structures because SRCU-fast expedited grace periods invoke
+ * synchronize_rcu_expedited(), IPIs and all.  If you need expedited
+ * SRCU-fast grace periods, use synchronize_srcu_expedited().
+ *
+ * The srcu_read_lock_fast() function can be invoked only from those
+ * contexts where RCU is watching, that is, from contexts where it would
+ * be legal to invoke rcu_read_lock().  Otherwise, lockdep will complain.
  */
 static inline struct srcu_ctr __percpu *srcu_read_lock_fast(struct srcu_struct *ssp) __acquires(ssp)
 {
@@ -317,7 +326,8 @@ static inline struct srcu_ctr __percpu *srcu_read_lock_fast_notrace(struct srcu_
  * srcu_down_read() for more information.
  *
  * The same srcu_struct may be used concurrently by srcu_down_read_fast()
- * and srcu_read_lock_fast().
+ * and srcu_read_lock_fast().  However, the same definition/initialization
+ * requirements called out for srcu_read_lock_safe() apply.
  */
 static inline struct srcu_ctr __percpu *srcu_down_read_fast(struct srcu_struct *ssp) __acquires(ssp)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index c29203b23d1a..2f8aa280911e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ void __srcu_check_read_flavor(struct srcu_struct *ssp, int read_flavor)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(ssp->srcu_reader_flavor && read_flavor != ssp->srcu_reader_flavor);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(old_read_flavor && ssp->srcu_reader_flavor &&
 		     old_read_flavor != ssp->srcu_reader_flavor);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(read_flavor == SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_FAST && !ssp->srcu_reader_flavor);
 	if (!old_read_flavor) {
 		old_read_flavor = cmpxchg(&sdp->srcu_reader_flavor, 0, read_flavor);
 		if (!old_read_flavor)
-- 
2.40.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-11-05 20:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-11-05 20:31 [PATCH v2 0/16] SRCU updates for v6.19 Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 01/16] srcu: Permit Tiny SRCU srcu_read_unlock() with interrupts disabled Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 02/16] srcu: Create an srcu_expedite_current() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 03/16] rcutorture: Test srcu_expedite_current() Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 04/16] srcu: Create a DEFINE_SRCU_FAST() Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 05/16] srcu: Make grace-period determination use ssp->srcu_reader_flavor Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 06/16] rcutorture: Exercise DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST() and init_srcu_struct_fast() Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` Paul E. McKenney [this message]
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 08/16] srcu: Make SRCU-fast readers enforce use of SRCU-fast definition/init Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 09/16] doc: Update for SRCU-fast definitions and initialization Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 10/16] tracing: Guard __DECLARE_TRACE() use of __DO_TRACE_CALL() with SRCU-fast Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-06 16:02   ` Steven Rostedt
2025-11-06 17:01     ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-06 17:10       ` Steven Rostedt
2025-11-06 17:52         ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-07  0:03           ` Steven Rostedt
2025-11-07  1:04             ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-07  1:16               ` Steven Rostedt
2025-11-07  1:53                 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-07 12:58                   ` Steven Rostedt
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 11/16] rcu: Mark diagnostic functions as notrace Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 12/16] srcu: Add SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_FAST_UPDOWN CPP macro Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 13/16] torture: Permit negative kvm.sh --kconfig numberic arguments Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 14/16] srcu: Create an SRCU-fast-updown API Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-25 14:18   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2025-11-25 15:54     ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-26 14:06       ` Frederic Weisbecker
2025-11-26 17:09         ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 15/16] srcu: Optimize SRCU-fast-updown for arm64 Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-08 13:07   ` Will Deacon
2025-11-08 18:38     ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-10 11:24       ` Will Deacon
2025-11-10 17:29         ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-24 13:04           ` Will Deacon
2025-11-24 17:20             ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-24 22:47               ` Frederic Weisbecker
2025-11-25 11:40                 ` Will Deacon
2025-11-05 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 16/16] rcutorture: Make srcu{,d}_torture_init() announce the SRCU type Paul E. McKenney
2025-11-05 23:00 ` [PATCH v2 0/16] SRCU updates for v6.19 Frederic Weisbecker
2025-11-06 16:06   ` Steven Rostedt
2025-11-07 12:48     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2025-11-07 16:57       ` Paul E. McKenney

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