Re: [PATCH] Use raw_smp_processor_id() in rcu_random()

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 02:50:44PM +0530, Gautham R Shenoy wrote:
> 
> With CONFIG_PREEMPT=y on 2.6.23-rc8-mm2, rcu_random() calls 
> smp_processor_id() from a preemptible context, triggering the
> following kernel error.
> 
> BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000001] code: rcu_torture_fak/5155
> caller is rcu_random+0x16/0x39 [rcutorture]
>  [<c010612f>] dump_trace+0x68/0x1d2
>  [<c01062b1>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x18/0x2c
>  [<c0106c23>] show_trace+0xf/0x11
>  [<c0106d33>] dump_stack+0x12/0x14
>  [<c02a0a25>] debug_smp_processor_id+0xa1/0xb4
>  [<f887064c>] rcu_random+0x16/0x39 [rcutorture]
>  [<f8870cdf>] <3>BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000001] code: rcu_torture_fak/5156
> rcu_torture_fakewriter+0x4d/0xc5 [rcutorture]
>  [<c0139b32>] caller is rcu_random+0x16/0x39 [rcutorture]
> kthread+0x38/0x5e
>  [<c0105ca7>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
>  =======================
>  [<c010612f>] dump_trace+0x68/0x1d2
>  [<c01062b1>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x18/0x2c
>  [<c0106c23>] show_trace+0xf/0x11
>  [<c0106d33>] dump_stack+0x12/0x14
>  [<c02a0a25>] debug_smp_processor_id+0xa1/0xb4
>  [<f887064c>] rcu_random+0x16/0x39 [rcutorture]
>  [<f8870cdf>] rcu_torture_fakewriter+0x4d/0xc5 [rcutorture]
> 
> rcu_random() can do with raw_smp_processor_id() as a parameter to cpu_clock()
> in this particular context.

Good catch!!!

Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

> Signed-off-by: Gautham R Shenoy <ego@in.ibm.com>
> 
> ---
>  kernel/rcutorture.c |    3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.23-rc8/kernel/rcutorture.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.23-rc8.orig/kernel/rcutorture.c
> +++ linux-2.6.23-rc8/kernel/rcutorture.c
> @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ static unsigned long
>  rcu_random(struct rcu_random_state *rrsp)
>  {
>  	if (--rrsp->rrs_count < 0) {
> -		rrsp->rrs_state += (unsigned long)cpu_clock(smp_processor_id());
> +		rrsp->rrs_state +=
> +			(unsigned long)cpu_clock(raw_smp_processor_id());
>  		rrsp->rrs_count = RCU_RANDOM_REFRESH;
>  	}
>  	rrsp->rrs_state = rrsp->rrs_state * RCU_RANDOM_MULT + RCU_RANDOM_ADD;
> -- 
> Gautham R Shenoy
> Linux Technology Center
> IBM India.
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