From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
To: rcu@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-team@meta.com,
rostedt@goodmis.org, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 34/34] doc: Update for SRCU-fast definitions and initialization
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:20:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250923142036.112290-34-paulmck@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <580ea2de-799a-4ddc-bde9-c16f3fb1e6e7@paulmck-laptop>
This commit documents the DEFINE_SRCU_FAST(), DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST(),
and init_srcu_struct_fast() API members.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Cc: <bpf@vger.kernel.org>
---
.../RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst | 33 ++++++++++---------
Documentation/RCU/checklist.rst | 12 ++++---
Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst | 3 ++
3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
index 4a116d7a564edc..b5cdbba3ec2e71 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
@@ -2637,15 +2637,16 @@ synchronize_srcu() for some other domain ``ss1``, and if an
that was held across as ``ss``-domain synchronize_srcu(), deadlock
would again be possible. Such a deadlock cycle could extend across an
arbitrarily large number of different SRCU domains. Again, with great
-power comes great responsibility.
+power comes great responsibility, though lockdep is now able to detect
+this sort of deadlock.
-Unlike the other RCU flavors, SRCU read-side critical sections can run
-on idle and even offline CPUs. This ability requires that
-srcu_read_lock() and srcu_read_unlock() contain memory barriers,
-which means that SRCU readers will run a bit slower than would RCU
-readers. It also motivates the smp_mb__after_srcu_read_unlock() API,
-which, in combination with srcu_read_unlock(), guarantees a full
-memory barrier.
+Unlike the other RCU flavors, SRCU read-side critical sections can run on
+idle and even offline CPUs, with the exception of srcu_read_lock_fast()
+and friends. This ability requires that srcu_read_lock() and
+srcu_read_unlock() contain memory barriers, which means that SRCU
+readers will run a bit slower than would RCU readers. It also motivates
+the smp_mb__after_srcu_read_unlock() API, which, in combination with
+srcu_read_unlock(), guarantees a full memory barrier.
Also unlike other RCU flavors, synchronize_srcu() may **not** be
invoked from CPU-hotplug notifiers, due to the fact that SRCU grace
@@ -2681,15 +2682,15 @@ run some tests first. SRCU just might need a few adjustment to deal with
that sort of load. Of course, your mileage may vary based on the speed
of your CPUs and the size of your memory.
-The `SRCU
-API <https://lwn.net/Articles/609973/#RCU%20Per-Flavor%20API%20Table>`__
+The `SRCU API
+<https://lwn.net/Articles/609973/#RCU%20Per-Flavor%20API%20Table>`__
includes srcu_read_lock(), srcu_read_unlock(),
-srcu_dereference(), srcu_dereference_check(),
-synchronize_srcu(), synchronize_srcu_expedited(),
-call_srcu(), srcu_barrier(), and srcu_read_lock_held(). It
-also includes DEFINE_SRCU(), DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(), and
-init_srcu_struct() APIs for defining and initializing
-``srcu_struct`` structures.
+srcu_dereference(), srcu_dereference_check(), synchronize_srcu(),
+synchronize_srcu_expedited(), call_srcu(), srcu_barrier(),
+and srcu_read_lock_held(). It also includes DEFINE_SRCU(),
+DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(), DEFINE_SRCU_FAST(), DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST(),
+init_srcu_struct(), and init_srcu_struct_fast() APIs for defining and
+initializing ``srcu_struct`` structures.
More recently, the SRCU API has added polling interfaces:
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.rst b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.rst
index c9bfb2b218e525..4b30f701225fdb 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.rst
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.rst
@@ -417,11 +417,13 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
you should be using RCU rather than SRCU, because RCU is almost
always faster and easier to use than is SRCU.
- Also unlike other forms of RCU, explicit initialization and
- cleanup is required either at build time via DEFINE_SRCU()
- or DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU() or at runtime via init_srcu_struct()
- and cleanup_srcu_struct(). These last two are passed a
- "struct srcu_struct" that defines the scope of a given
+ Also unlike other forms of RCU, explicit initialization
+ and cleanup is required either at build time via
+ DEFINE_SRCU(), DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(), DEFINE_SRCU_FAST(),
+ or DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST() or at runtime via either
+ init_srcu_struct() or init_srcu_struct_fast() and
+ cleanup_srcu_struct(). These last three are passed a
+ `struct srcu_struct` that defines the scope of a given
SRCU domain. Once initialized, the srcu_struct is passed
to srcu_read_lock(), srcu_read_unlock() synchronize_srcu(),
synchronize_srcu_expedited(), and call_srcu(). A given
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst
index cf0b0ac9f4636a..a1582bd653d115 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst
@@ -1227,7 +1227,10 @@ SRCU: Initialization/cleanup/ordering::
DEFINE_SRCU
DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU
+ DEFINE_SRCU_FAST // for srcu_read_lock_fast() and friends
+ DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST // for srcu_read_lock_fast() and friends
init_srcu_struct
+ init_srcu_struct_fast
cleanup_srcu_struct
smp_mb__after_srcu_read_unlock
--
2.40.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-23 14:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-23 14:20 [PATCH 0/34] Implement RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast and optimize Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 01/34] rcu: Re-implement RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-25 18:39 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-09-25 18:58 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 02/34] rcu: Remove unused ->trc_ipi_to_cpu and ->trc_blkd_cpu from task_struct Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 03/34] rcu: Remove ->trc_blkd_node " Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 04/34] rcu: Remove ->trc_holdout_list " Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 05/34] rcu: Remove rcu_tasks_trace_qs() and the functions that it calls Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 06/34] context_tracking: Remove rcu_task_trace_heavyweight_{enter,exit}() Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 07/34] rcu: Remove ->trc_reader_special from task_struct Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 08/34] rcu: Remove now-empty RCU Tasks Trace functions and calls to them Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 09/34] rcu: Remove unused rcu_tasks_trace_lazy_ms and trc_stall_chk_rdr struct Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 10/34] rcu: Remove now-empty show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 11/34] rcu: Remove now-empty rcu_tasks_trace_get_gp_data() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 12/34] rcu: Remove now-empty rcu_tasks_trace_torture_stats_print() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 13/34] rcu: Remove now-empty get_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 14/34] rcu: Move rcu_tasks_trace_srcu_struct out of #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 15/34] rcu: Add noinstr-fast rcu_read_{,un}lock_tasks_trace() APIs Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 17:32 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-24 8:44 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-24 9:08 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 16/34] rcu: Remove now-unused rcu_task_ipi_delay and TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 17/34] srcu: Create a DEFINE_SRCU_FAST() Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 18/34] rcu: Use smp_mb() only when necessary in RCU Tasks Trace readers Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 19/34] rcu: Update Requirements.rst for RCU Tasks Trace Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-25 18:40 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-09-25 18:53 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 20/34] checkpatch: Deprecate rcu_read_{,un}lock_trace() Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 15:47 ` Joe Perches
2025-09-23 17:01 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 21/34] rcu: Mark diagnostic functions as notrace Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 22/34] tracing: Guard __DECLARE_TRACE() use of __DO_TRACE_CALL() with SRCU-fast Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 23/34] srcu: Create an srcu_expedite_current() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-24 0:10 ` Zqiang
2025-09-24 8:56 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 24/34] rcutorture: Test srcu_expedite_current() Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 25/34] srcu: Create an rcu_tasks_trace_expedite_current() function Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 26/34] rcutorture: Test rcu_tasks_trace_expedite_current() Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 27/34] srcu: Make DEFINE_SRCU_FAST() available to modules Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 28/34] srcu: Make SRCU-fast available to heap srcu_struct structures Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 29/34] srcu: Make grace-period determination use ssp->srcu_reader_flavor Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 30/34] rcutorture: Exercise DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU_FAST() and init_srcu_struct_fast() Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 31/34] refscale: " Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 32/34] srcu: Require special srcu_struct define/init for SRCU-fast readers Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` [PATCH 33/34] srcu: Make SRCU-fast readers enforce use of SRCU-fast definition/init Paul E. McKenney
2025-09-23 14:20 ` Paul E. McKenney [this message]
2025-09-24 7:49 ` [PATCH 0/34] Implement RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast and optimize Alexei Starovoitov
2025-09-24 8:20 ` Paul E. McKenney
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