From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753870AbaBRAdP (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:33:15 -0500 Received: from relay4-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.196]:51385 "EHLO relay4-d.mail.gandi.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752394AbaBRAdN (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:33:13 -0500 X-Originating-IP: 50.43.14.201 Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:32:59 -0800 From: Josh Triplett To: "Paul E. McKenney" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@kernel.org, laijs@cn.fujitsu.com, dipankar@in.ibm.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com, niv@us.ibm.com, tglx@linutronix.de, peterz@infradead.org, rostedt@goodmis.org, dhowells@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com, darren@dvhart.com, fweisbec@gmail.com, oleg@redhat.com, sbw@mit.edu Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 35/55] rcutorture: Fix rcutorture shutdown races Message-ID: <20140218003259.GH19929@thin> References: <20140217221231.GA8419@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <1392675179-11560-1-git-send-email-paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <1392675179-11560-35-git-send-email-paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1392675179-11560-35-git-send-email-paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 02:12:39PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > From: "Paul E. McKenney" > > Not all of the rcutorture kthreads waited for kthread_should_stop() > before returning from their top-level functions, and none of them > used torture_shutdown_absorb() properly. These problems can result in > segfaults and hangs at shutdown time, and some recent changes perturbed > timing sufficiently to make them much more probable. This commit > therefore creates a torture_kthread_stopping() function that does the > proper kthread shutdown dance in one centralized location. > > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney One comment below. > include/linux/torture.h | 3 ++- > kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 39 +++++++++++---------------------------- > kernel/torture.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++---- > 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/torture.h b/include/linux/torture.h > index 513b85f98585..db9bc7756a32 100644 > --- a/include/linux/torture.h > +++ b/include/linux/torture.h > @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ > #define TOROUT_STRING(s) \ > pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG s "\n", torture_type) > #define VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING(s) \ > - do { if (verbose) pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG s "\n", torture_type); } while (0) > + do { if (verbose) pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG " %s\n", torture_type, s); } while (0) This change is completely unrelated to the change described in the commit message. This should not be part of this commit. > #define VERBOSE_TOROUT_ERRSTRING(s) \ > do { if (verbose) pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG "!!! " s "\n", torture_type); } while (0) > > @@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ void torture_init_end(void); > bool torture_cleanup(void); > bool torture_must_stop(void); > bool torture_must_stop_irq(void); > +void torture_kthread_stopping(char *title); > > #endif /* __LINUX_TORTURE_H */ > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c > index aaca2350e0e4..6d12fd18d97f 100644 > --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c > +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c > @@ -601,12 +601,13 @@ checkwait: stutter_wait("rcu_torture_boost"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > > /* Clean up and exit. */ > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_boost task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_boost"); > - while (!kthread_should_stop() || rbi.inflight) > + while (!kthread_should_stop() || rbi.inflight) { > + torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_boost"); > schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1); > + } > smp_mb(); /* order accesses to ->inflight before stack-frame death. */ > destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rbi.rcu); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_boost"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -637,10 +638,7 @@ rcu_torture_fqs(void *arg) > } > stutter_wait("rcu_torture_fqs"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_fqs task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_fqs"); > - while (!kthread_should_stop()) > - schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_fqs"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -709,10 +707,7 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg) > rcutorture_record_progress(++rcu_torture_current_version); > stutter_wait("rcu_torture_writer"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_writer task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_writer"); > - while (!kthread_should_stop()) > - schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_writer"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -747,10 +742,7 @@ rcu_torture_fakewriter(void *arg) > stutter_wait("rcu_torture_fakewriter"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_fakewriter task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_fakewriter"); > - while (!kthread_should_stop()) > - schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_fakewriter"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -891,12 +883,9 @@ rcu_torture_reader(void *arg) > schedule(); > stutter_wait("rcu_torture_reader"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_reader task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_reader"); > if (irqreader && cur_ops->irq_capable) > del_timer_sync(&t); > - while (!kthread_should_stop()) > - schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_reader"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -1009,7 +998,7 @@ rcu_torture_stats(void *arg) > rcu_torture_stats_print(); > torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_stats"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_stats task stopping"); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_stats"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -1170,12 +1159,9 @@ static int rcu_torture_barrier_cbs(void *arg) > if (atomic_dec_and_test(&barrier_cbs_count)) > wake_up(&barrier_wq); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs"); > - while (!kthread_should_stop()) > - schedule_timeout_interruptible(1); > cur_ops->cb_barrier(); > destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -1206,10 +1192,7 @@ static int rcu_torture_barrier(void *arg) > n_barrier_successes++; > schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ / 10); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier task stopping"); > - torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_barrier"); > - while (!kthread_should_stop()) > - schedule_timeout_interruptible(1); > + torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_barrier"); > return 0; > } > > diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c > index 12a5807fb4e9..6f1c6600d183 100644 > --- a/kernel/torture.c > +++ b/kernel/torture.c > @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ torture_onoff(void *arg) > } > schedule_timeout_interruptible(onoff_interval); > } > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_onoff task stopping"); > + torture_kthread_stopping("torture_onoff"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static int torture_shuffle(void *arg) > torture_shuffle_tasks(); > torture_shutdown_absorb("torture_shuffle"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_shuffle task stopping"); > + torture_kthread_stopping("torture_shuffle"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int torture_shutdown(void *arg) > jiffies_snap = jiffies; > } > if (torture_must_stop()) { > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_shutdown task stopping"); > + torture_kthread_stopping("torture_shutdown"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int torture_stutter(void *arg) > ACCESS_ONCE(stutter_pause_test) = 0; > torture_shutdown_absorb("torture_stutter"); > } while (!torture_must_stop()); > - VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_stutter task stopping"); > + torture_kthread_stopping("torture_stutter"); > return 0; > } > > @@ -696,3 +696,21 @@ bool torture_must_stop_irq(void) > return ACCESS_ONCE(fullstop) != FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP; > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_must_stop_irq); > + > +/* > + * Each kthread must wait for kthread_should_stop() before returning from > + * its top-level function, otherwise segfaults ensue. This function > + * prints a "stopping" message and waits for kthread_should_stop(), and > + * should be called from all torture kthreads immediately prior to > + * returning. > + */ > +void torture_kthread_stopping(char *title) > +{ > + if (verbose) > + pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG " %s\n", torture_type, title); > + while (!kthread_should_stop()) { > + torture_shutdown_absorb(title); > + schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1); > + } > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_kthread_stopping); > -- > 1.8.1.5 >