On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 11:46:36AM +0000, Zqiang wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 12:36:45AM +0000, Zqiang wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 10:36:20AM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > [..]
> > > > > kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c | 4 +---
> > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
> > > > > index b52ec45698e8..b2da188133fc 100644
> > > > > --- a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
> > > > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
> > > > > @@ -181,10 +181,9 @@ static void srcu_gp_start_if_needed(struct
> > > srcu_struct *ssp)
> > > > > {
> > > > > unsigned long cookie;
> > > > >
> > > > > - preempt_disable(); // Needed for PREEMPT_LAZY
> > > > > + lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled();
> > > >
> > > > nit: Do we still want to keep the comment that the expectation of
> > > preemption
> > > > being disabled is for the LAZY case?
> > > >
> > > Good point, and I do believe that we do. Zqiang, any reason not to
> > > add this comment back in?
> > >
> > > in rcu-tree, this commit:
> > >
> > > (935147775c977 "EXP srcu: Enable Tiny SRCU On all CONFIG_SMP=n kernels")
> > >
> > > make preempt disable needed for CONFIG_PREEMPT=y or CONFIG_PREEMPT_LAZY=y
> > > when the CONFIG_SMP=n. do we need to replace "Needed for PREEMPT_LAZY"
> > > comments with "Needed for PREEMPT or PREEMPT_LAZY"?
> > >
> > Good point as well, thank you! And I need to decide whether I should
> > send that patch upstream. Its original purpose was to test PREEMPT_LAZY=y
> > better than could be tested with PREEMPT_LAZY.
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> I will add "Needed for PREEMPT_LAZY" comments, if this commit (935147775c977)
> is
> send to upstream, will update comments again in the future.
That sounds good to me, thank you!
Thanx, Paul
> Thanks
> Zqiang
>
> >
> > Thanx, Paul
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Zqiang
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanx, Paul
> > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > - Joel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > cookie = get_state_synchronize_srcu(ssp);
> > > > > if (ULONG_CMP_GE(READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_idx_max), cookie)) {
> > > > > - preempt_enable();
> > > > > return;
> > > > > }
> > > > > WRITE_ONCE(ssp->srcu_idx_max, cookie);
> > > > > @@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ static void srcu_gp_start_if_needed(struct
> > > srcu_struct *ssp)
> > > > > else if (list_empty(&ssp->srcu_work.entry))
> > > > > list_add(&ssp->srcu_work.entry, &srcu_boot_list);
> > > > > }
> > > > > - preempt_enable();
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > /*
> > > > > --
> > > > > 2.48.1
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
