From: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
To: "Lai Jiangshan" <jiangshanlai@gmail.com>,
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
"Josh Triplett" <josh@joshtriplett.org>,
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Cc: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
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Matt Fleming <mfleming@cloudflare.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v4 5/6] rcutorture: Exercise ->call() from NMI context
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:27:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260810122758.183765-6-puranjay@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260810122758.183765-1-puranjay@kernel.org>
call_rcu() and call_srcu() are now safe to invoke from NMI, but
rcutorture never does, leaving the deferral path untested.
Add an ->nmi_capable flag to rcu_torture_ops. For flavors that set it,
arm a per-CPU hardware perf counter whose overflow handler submits a
callback via ->call(). The handler acts only when in_nmi(), so only a
genuine NMI exercises the deferral path. One preallocated callback per
CPU is kept in flight, guarded by an atomic, to avoid allocating in NMI.
The counter uses a fixed sample period rather than a frequency: a
frequency-based event sets TICK_DEP_BIT_PERF_EVENTS and would pin the tick
for the whole run on NO_HZ_FULL kernels.
Report the count issued from NMI ("nmi-calls:") and the count invoked
("nmi-cbs:"). rcu_torture_cleanup() disables the counters and then calls
cb_barrier(), which drains every deferred callback, so the two counts must
then match; a mismatch fails the test. This relies on
rcu_barrier()/srcu_barrier() flushing deferred callbacks, as added earlier
in the series.
Set ->nmi_capable on the NMI-safe flavors: rcu, srcu, srcud, and
tasks-tracing (call_srcu() under the hood). Tasks and Tasks Rude are left
alone, as call_rcu_tasks_generic() is not yet NMI-safe.
Enabled by default; the nmi_calls parameter disables it, which helps rule
NMI handling in or out when triaging a failure. Requires
CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS and a hardware PMU: without one nothing is issued from
NMI and the end-of-test check compares zero against zero, so a pass does
not by itself mean the path ran. That is the case under kvm.sh, which
boots qemu with -cpu kvm64 and no vPMU; rcu_torture_nmi_cleanup() says so
on the console.
Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
---
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 +
kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 150 +++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6ebc1cd26c7c8..a3d7a4f8bca33 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6198,6 +6198,13 @@ Kernel parameters
stress RCU, they don't participate in the actual
test, hence the "fake".
+ rcutorture.nmi_calls= [KNL]
+ Enable issuing RCU callbacks from an NMI, on the
+ RCU flavors that support it, to exercise the
+ any-context callback path. Requires
+ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS and a hardware PMU; without
+ both, nothing is issued. Defaults to enabled.
+
rcutorture.nocbs_nthreads= [KNL]
Set number of RCU callback-offload togglers.
Zero (the default) disables toggling.
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 39426a8718fe9..0e8b88368bbfc 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
#include <linux/tick.h>
#include <linux/rcupdate_trace.h>
#include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
#include "rcu.h"
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ torture_param(int, leakpointer, 0, "Leak pointer dereferences from readers");
torture_param(int, n_barrier_cbs, 0, "# of callbacks/kthreads for barrier testing");
torture_param(int, n_up_down, 32, "# of concurrent up/down hrtimer-based RCU readers");
torture_param(int, nfakewriters, 4, "Number of RCU fake writer threads");
+torture_param(bool, nmi_calls, true, "Exercise ->call() from NMI on nmi_capable flavors");
torture_param(int, nreaders, -1, "Number of RCU reader threads");
torture_param(bool, nwriters, 1, "Number of RCU writer threads (0 or 1)");
torture_param(int, object_debug, 0, "Enable debug-object double call_rcu() testing");
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ static long n_rcu_torture_boost_failure;
static long n_rcu_torture_boosts;
static atomic_long_t n_rcu_torture_timers;
static atomic_long_t n_rcu_torture_irqs;
+static atomic_long_t n_rcu_torture_nmi_call;
+static atomic_long_t n_rcu_torture_nmi_cb;
static long n_barrier_attempts;
static long n_barrier_successes; /* did rcu_barrier test succeed? */
static unsigned long n_read_exits;
@@ -433,6 +437,7 @@ struct rcu_torture_ops {
bool (*is_task_rcu_boosted)(void);
long cbflood_max;
int irq_capable;
+ int nmi_capable;
int can_boost;
int extendables;
int slow_gps;
@@ -648,6 +653,7 @@ static struct rcu_torture_ops rcu_ops = {
.extendables = RCUTORTURE_MAX_EXTEND,
.debug_objects = 1,
.start_poll_irqsoff = 1,
+ .nmi_capable = 1,
.name = "rcu"
};
@@ -942,6 +948,7 @@ static struct rcu_torture_ops srcu_ops = {
.debug_objects = 1,
.have_up_down = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TINY_SRCU)
? 0 : SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_NORMAL | SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_FAST_UPDOWN,
+ .nmi_capable = 1,
.name = "srcu"
};
@@ -1005,6 +1012,7 @@ static struct rcu_torture_ops srcud_ops = {
.debug_objects = 1,
.have_up_down = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TINY_SRCU)
? 0 : SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_NORMAL | SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_FAST_UPDOWN,
+ .nmi_capable = 1,
.name = "srcud"
};
@@ -1269,6 +1277,7 @@ static struct rcu_torture_ops tasks_tracing_ops = {
.cbflood_max = 50000,
.irq_capable = 1,
.slow_gps = 1,
+ .nmi_capable = 1,
.name = "tasks-tracing"
};
@@ -2659,6 +2668,124 @@ static bool rcu_torture_one_read(struct torture_random_state *trsp, long myid)
static DEFINE_TORTURE_RANDOM_PERCPU(rcu_torture_timer_rand);
+/*
+ * Exercise ->call() from NMI context for flavors that set ->nmi_capable. A
+ * per-CPU hardware perf counter overflows into an NMI, and its handler submits
+ * a preallocated callback via ->call(). One callback per CPU is in flight at a
+ * time (guarded by an atomic) to avoid allocating in NMI.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
+static struct perf_event_attr rcu_torture_nmi_attr = {
+ .type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
+ .config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
+ .size = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr),
+ .pinned = 1,
+ .disabled = 1,
+ /*
+ * A fixed period rather than .freq: a frequency-based event bumps
+ * nr_freq_events, which sets TICK_DEP_BIT_PERF_EVENTS and would pin the
+ * tick for the whole run on NO_HZ_FULL kernels.
+ */
+ .sample_period = 20 * 1000 * 1000,
+};
+
+/* One in-flight callback per CPU; ->inuse is released by the callback. */
+struct rcu_torture_nmi_cb {
+ struct rcu_head rh;
+ atomic_t inuse;
+};
+
+static struct perf_event **rcu_torture_nmi_events;
+static int rcu_torture_nmi_hp_state;
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_torture_nmi_cb, rcu_torture_nmi_cb);
+
+static void rcu_torture_nmi_invoked(struct rcu_head *rhp)
+{
+ struct rcu_torture_nmi_cb *rtncp = container_of(rhp, struct rcu_torture_nmi_cb, rh);
+
+ atomic_long_inc(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_cb);
+ atomic_set(&rtncp->inuse, 0);
+}
+
+static void rcu_torture_nmi_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ struct rcu_torture_nmi_cb *rtncp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_torture_nmi_cb);
+
+ if (!in_nmi())
+ return;
+ if (cur_ops->call && !atomic_xchg(&rtncp->inuse, 1)) {
+ atomic_long_inc(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_call);
+ cur_ops->call(&rtncp->rh, rcu_torture_nmi_invoked);
+ }
+}
+
+static int rcu_torture_nmi_online(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ struct perf_event *event;
+
+ event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&rcu_torture_nmi_attr, cpu, NULL,
+ rcu_torture_nmi_overflow, NULL);
+ if (IS_ERR(event))
+ return 0;
+ rcu_torture_nmi_events[cpu] = event;
+ perf_event_enable(event);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int rcu_torture_nmi_offline(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ struct perf_event *event = rcu_torture_nmi_events[cpu];
+
+ if (event) {
+ rcu_torture_nmi_events[cpu] = NULL;
+ perf_event_disable(event);
+ perf_event_release_kernel(event);
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Drive the counters from hotplug callbacks so coverage survives onoff. */
+static void rcu_torture_nmi_init(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!nmi_calls || !cur_ops->nmi_capable || !cur_ops->call)
+ return;
+ rcu_torture_nmi_events = kcalloc(nr_cpu_ids, sizeof(*rcu_torture_nmi_events),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!rcu_torture_nmi_events)
+ return;
+ ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "rcutorture/nmi:online",
+ rcu_torture_nmi_online, rcu_torture_nmi_offline);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ kfree(rcu_torture_nmi_events);
+ rcu_torture_nmi_events = NULL;
+ return;
+ }
+ rcu_torture_nmi_hp_state = ret;
+}
+
+static void rcu_torture_nmi_cleanup(void)
+{
+ if (!rcu_torture_nmi_events)
+ return;
+ if (rcu_torture_nmi_hp_state > 0) {
+ cpuhp_remove_state(rcu_torture_nmi_hp_state);
+ rcu_torture_nmi_hp_state = 0;
+ }
+ kfree(rcu_torture_nmi_events);
+ rcu_torture_nmi_events = NULL;
+ if (!atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_call))
+ pr_alert("%s: nmi_calls set but no ->call() ever issued from NMI, so NMI ->call() went untested (no PMU, or NMIs unavailable here).\n",
+ __func__);
+}
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
+static void rcu_torture_nmi_init(void) { }
+static void rcu_torture_nmi_cleanup(void) { }
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS */
+
/*
* RCU torture reader from timer handler. Dereferences rcu_torture_current,
* incrementing the corresponding element of the pipeline array. The
@@ -3047,6 +3174,9 @@ rcu_torture_stats_print(void)
data_race(n_barrier_attempts),
data_race(n_rcu_torture_barrier_error));
pr_cont("read-exits: %ld ", data_race(n_read_exits)); // Statistic.
+ pr_cont("nmi-calls: %ld nmi-cbs: %ld ",
+ atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_call),
+ atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_cb));
pr_cont("nocb-toggles: %ld:%ld ",
atomic_long_read(&n_nocb_offload), atomic_long_read(&n_nocb_deoffload));
pr_cont("gpwraps: %ld\n", n_gpwraps);
@@ -3195,7 +3325,7 @@ rcu_torture_print_module_parms(struct rcu_torture_ops *cur_ops, const char *tag)
"read_exit_delay=%d read_exit_burst=%d "
"reader_flavor=%x "
"nocbs_nthreads=%d nocbs_toggle=%d "
- "test_nmis=%d "
+ "test_nmis=%d nmi_calls=%d "
"preempt_duration=%d preempt_interval=%d n_up_down=%d\n",
torture_type, tag, nrealreaders, nwriters, nrealfakewriters,
stat_interval, verbose, test_no_idle_hz, shuffle_interval,
@@ -3209,7 +3339,7 @@ rcu_torture_print_module_parms(struct rcu_torture_ops *cur_ops, const char *tag)
read_exit_delay, read_exit_burst,
reader_flavor,
nocbs_nthreads, nocbs_toggle,
- test_nmis,
+ test_nmis, nmi_calls,
preempt_duration, preempt_interval, n_up_down);
}
@@ -4283,6 +4413,7 @@ rcu_torture_cleanup(void)
int i;
if (torture_cleanup_begin()) {
+ rcu_torture_nmi_cleanup();
if (cur_ops->cb_barrier != NULL) {
pr_info("%s: Invoking %pS().\n", __func__, cur_ops->cb_barrier);
cur_ops->cb_barrier();
@@ -4325,6 +4456,7 @@ rcu_torture_cleanup(void)
kfree(reader_tasks);
reader_tasks = NULL;
}
+ rcu_torture_nmi_cleanup();
kfree(rcu_torture_reader_mbchk);
rcu_torture_reader_mbchk = NULL;
@@ -4354,6 +4486,19 @@ rcu_torture_cleanup(void)
pr_info("%s: Invoking %pS().\n", __func__, cur_ops->cb_barrier);
cur_ops->cb_barrier();
}
+
+ /*
+ * cb_barrier() above drained every deferred callback, so the count
+ * issued from NMI must equal the count invoked.
+ */
+ if (atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_call) !=
+ atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_cb)) {
+ pr_alert("%s: NMI ->call() lost a callback: issued %ld invoked %ld\n",
+ __func__, atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_call),
+ atomic_long_read(&n_rcu_torture_nmi_cb));
+ atomic_inc(&n_rcu_torture_error);
+ }
+
if (cur_ops->cleanup != NULL)
cur_ops->cleanup();
@@ -4786,6 +4931,7 @@ rcu_torture_init(void)
firsterr = -ENOMEM;
goto unwind;
}
+ rcu_torture_nmi_init();
for (i = 0; i < nrealreaders; i++) {
rcu_torture_reader_mbchk[i].rtc_chkrdr = -1;
firsterr = torture_create_kthread(rcu_torture_reader, (void *)i,
--
2.53.0-Meta
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2026-08-10 12:27 [PATCH v4 0/6] rcu,srcu: Make call_rcu()/call_srcu() safe from any context Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-10 12:27 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] rcu: Make call_rcu() safe to call " Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-10 12:43 ` sashiko-bot
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2026-08-10 12:27 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] rcu: Make Tiny " Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-10 12:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-10 12:45 ` Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-10 12:27 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] srcu: Make call_srcu() " Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-10 12:27 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] srcu: Make Tiny " Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-10 12:27 ` Puranjay Mohan [this message]
2026-08-10 12:27 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] selftests/bpf: Add a call_srcu() re-entry reproducer Puranjay Mohan
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