From dafc4d1603c27671adc2b41eb7e7827f8cc18961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:32:51 -0800 Subject: srcu: Update comment after the index flip Because there is not guaranteed to be a full memory barrier between the ->srcu_unlock_count increment of an srcu_read_unlock() and the ->srcu_lock_count increment of the next srcu_read_lock(), this next srcu_read_lock() is not guaranteed to see the effect of the index flip just prior to this comment. However, this next srcu_read_lock() will execute a full memory barrier, so the srcu_read_lock() after that is guaranteed to see that index flip. This guarantee is illustrated by the following diagram of events and the litmus test following that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ READER UPDATER ------------- ---------- // idx is initially 0. srcu_flip() { smp_mb(); // RSCS srcu_read_unlock() { smp_mb(); idx++; // P smp_mb(); // QQ } srcu_readers_unlock_idx(0) { ,--counted------------ count all unlock[0]; // Q | unlock[0]++; // X } smp_mb(); srcu_read_lock() { READ(idx) = 0; ,---- count all lock[0]; // contributes imbalance of 1. lock[0]++; ----counted | smp_mb(); // PP } | } | | // RSCS not going to effect above scan | srcu_read_unlock() { | smp_mb(); | unlock[0]++; | } | / / srcu_read_lock() { | READ(idx); // Y -----cannot be counted because of P (has to sample idx as 1) lock[1]++; ... } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This makes it similar to the store buffer pattern. Using X, Y, P and Q annotated above, we get: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ READER UPDATER X (write) P (write) smp_mb(); //PP smp_mb(); //QQ Y (read) Q (read) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASCII art courtesy of Joel Fernandes. Reported-by: Joel Fernandes Reported-by: Boqun Feng Reported-by: Frederic Weisbecker Reported-by: Neeraj Upadhyay Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/rcu/srcutree.c') diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c index d2d2e31c42b1..ab4ee58af84b 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c @@ -1098,10 +1098,11 @@ static void srcu_flip(struct srcu_struct *ssp) /* * Ensure that if the updater misses an __srcu_read_unlock() - * increment, that task's next __srcu_read_lock() will see the - * above counter update. Note that both this memory barrier - * and the one in srcu_readers_active_idx_check() provide the - * guarantee for __srcu_read_lock(). + * increment, that task's __srcu_read_lock() following its next + * __srcu_read_lock() or __srcu_read_unlock() will see the above + * counter update. Note that both this memory barrier and the + * one in srcu_readers_active_idx_check() provide the guarantee + * for __srcu_read_lock(). */ smp_mb(); /* D */ /* Pairs with C. */ } -- cgit