[PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: Remove unneeded rcu_read_lock from debug handlers

Masami Hiramatsu
2019-07-22T07:49:52Z

Remove rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() from debug exception
handlers since we are sure those are not preemptible and
interrupts are off.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c | 14 ++++++++------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
index f8719bd30850..48222a4760c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ static int call_step_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)

list = user_mode(regs) ? &user_step_hook : &kernel_step_hook;

- rcu_read_lock();
-
+ /*
+ * Since single-step exception disables interrupt, this function is
+ * entirely not preemptible, and we can use rcu list safely here.
+ */
list_for_each_entry_rcu(hook, list, node) {
retval = hook->fn(regs, esr);
if (retval == DBG_HOOK_HANDLED)
break;
}

- rcu_read_unlock();
-
return retval;
}
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(call_step_hook);
@@ -305,14 +305,16 @@ static int call_break_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)

list = user_mode(regs) ? &user_break_hook : &kernel_break_hook;

- rcu_read_lock();
+ /*
+ * Since brk exception disables interrupt, this function is
+ * entirely not preemptible, and we can use rcu list safely here.
+ */
list_for_each_entry_rcu(hook, list, node) {
unsigned int comment = esr & ESR_ELx_BRK64_ISS_COMMENT_MASK;

if ((comment & ~hook->mask) == hook->imm)
fn = hook->fn;
}
- rcu_read_unlock();

return fn ? fn(regs, esr) : DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
}