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From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: mingo@kernel.org, jiangshanlai@gmail.com, dipankar@in.ibm.com,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com,
	josh@joshtriplett.org, tglx@linutronix.de, peterz@infradead.org,
	rostedt@goodmis.org, dhowells@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com,
	fweisbec@gmail.com, oleg@redhat.com, joel@joelfernandes.org
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/17] Torture-test changes for v4.20/v5.0
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:47:22 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180829214722.GA23411@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)

Hello!

This series contains torture-test changes that can be reasonably
separated from the RCU flavor consolidation and cleanup:

1.	Stop overwriting Make.out file with obsolete version.

2.	Force occasional reader waits to increase the probability
	of quiescent states interacting with RCU's scheduler hooks.

3-4.	Warn on bad torture type for built-in tests.

5.	Remove TREE06 and TREE08 from the default test list, as they
	are redundant after RCU flavor consolidation.

6.	Add RCU-reader forward-progress tests for RCU grace periods.

7.	Also use grace-period sequence numbers to judge forward progress.

8.	Avoid forward-progress no-test complaint if too few
	forward-progress tries.

9.	Vary forward-progress test interval in order to exercise RCU's
	varied forward-progress mechanisms.

10.	Add self-propagating callback to forward-progress testing in
	order to ensure that there is a reason for grace periods to
	exist in the first place, let alone make forward progress.

11.	Increase rcu_read_delay() longdelay_ms in order to exercise
	RCU's forward-progress machinery that kicks into gear at
	about 100 milliseconds into the grace period.

12.	Limit reader duration if irq or bh disabled to avoid triggering
	-rt bh-disabling complaints.

13.	Reduce priority of forward-progress testing for !SMP kernels
	and for PREEMPT kernels without RCU priority boosting.

14.	Adjust number of reader kthreads per CPU-hotplug operations.
	After all, having 32 readers is a great thing for a 32-CPU
	system, but not so much if 31 of the CPUs has been offlined.

15.	Print forward-progress test interval on error.

16.	Check grace-period completion at stutter end:  If the system is
	idle, grace periods should complete quickly.

17.	Maintain self-propagating CB only during forward-progress test.

							Thanx, Paul

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 include/linux/rcutiny.h                                  |    1 
 include/linux/torture.h                                  |    2 
 kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c                                     |    1 
 kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c                                  |  188 +++++++++++++--
 kernel/rcu/update.c                                      |    1 
 kernel/torture.c                                         |    3 
 tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh |    1 
 tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/CFLIST    |    2 
 8 files changed, 172 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)


             reply	other threads:[~2018-08-29 21:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-08-29 21:47 Paul E. McKenney [this message]
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 01/17] torture: Stop overwriting Make.out file with obsolete version Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/17] rcutorture: Force occasional reader waits Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/17] rcutorture: Warn on bad torture type for built-in tests Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 04/17] rcuperf: Warn on bad perf " Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 05/17] rcutorture: Remove TREE06 and TREE08 from the default test list Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 06/17] rcutorture: Add forward-progress tests for RCU grace periods Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 07/17] rcutorture: Also use GP sequence to judge forward progress Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/17] rcutorture: Avoid no-test complaint if too few forward-progress tries Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 09/17] rcutorture: Vary forward-progress test interval Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 10/17] rcutorture: Add self-propagating callback to forward-progress testing Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 11/17] rcutorture: Increase rcu_read_delay() longdelay_ms Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 12/17] rcutorture: Limit reader duration if irq or bh disabled Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/17] rcutorture: Reduce priority of forward-progress testing Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 14/17] rcutorture: Adjust number of reader kthreads per CPU-hotplug operations Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 15/17] rcutorture: Print forward-progress test interval on error Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 16/17] rcutorture: Check GP completion at stutter end Paul E. McKenney
2018-08-29 21:47 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 17/17] rcutorture: Maintain self-propagating CB only during forward-progress test Paul E. McKenney

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