Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: Enable KCSAN

Marco Elver
2021-12-02T10:59:58Z

On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 at 11:45, Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@huawei.com> wrote:
[...]
> >> for now and more explanation into changlog.
> > So what I gather arm64's final select line may look like:
> >
> > select HAVE_ARCH_KCSAN if EXPERT && (CC_IS_GCC || CLANG_VERSION >= 120000)
> Yes, that's what we want now.

I think we have all the pieces sorted out, so hopefully you have
everything you need to do v3.

[...]
> > I actually have a "fix" for the data race in rwsem_spin_on_owner, that
> > also shows where the other racing access comes from... which reminds me:
> > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20211202101238.33546-1-elver@google.com
>
> There's a owner_on_cpu(), we could reuse it,

That looks like a reasonable thing to do, but can't say if it is
actually the right thing to do. You could suggest it in reply to the
patch I just sent and see what people say.

Thanks,
-- Marco