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    Subject[PATCH tip/core/urgent 1/7] rcu: decrease rcu_report_exp_rnp coupling with scheduler
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    PREEMPT_RCU read-side critical sections blocking an expedited grace
    period invoke rcu_report_exp_rnp(). When the last such critical section
    has completed, rcu_report_exp_rnp() invokes the scheduler to wake up the
    task that invoked synchronize_rcu_expedited() -- needlessly holding the
    root rcu_node structure's lock while doing so, thus needlessly providing
    a way for RCU and the scheduler to deadlock.

    This commit therefore releases the root rcu_node structure's lock before
    calling wake_up().

    Reported-by: Ed Tomlinson <edt@aei.ca>
    Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
    ---
    kernel/rcutree_plugin.h | 3 ++-
    1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

    diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
    index 75113cb..94a674e 100644
    --- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
    +++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
    @@ -696,8 +696,10 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
    raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
    for (;;) {
    if (!sync_rcu_preempt_exp_done(rnp))
    + raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
    break;
    if (rnp->parent == NULL) {
    + raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
    wake_up(&sync_rcu_preempt_exp_wq);
    break;
    }
    @@ -707,7 +709,6 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
    raw_spin_lock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs already disabled */
    rnp->expmask &= ~mask;
    }
    - raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
    }

    /*
    --
    1.7.3.2


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