lockdep: Add an in_workqueue_context() lockdep-based test function
Some recent uses of RCU make use of workqueues. In these uses, execution
within the context of a specific workqueue takes the place of the usual
RCU read-side primitives such as rcu_read_lock(), and flushing of workqueues
takes the place of the usual RCU grace-period primitives. Checking for
correct use of rcu_dereference() in such cases requires a test of whether
the code is executing in the context of a particular workqueue. This
commit adds an in_workqueue_context() function that provides this test.
This new function is only defined when lockdep is enabled, which allows
it to be used as the second argument of rcu_dereference_check().
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 327d2de..59fef15 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@
#endif
};
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+/**
+ * in_workqueue_context() - in context of specified workqueue?
+ * @wq: the workqueue of interest
+ *
+ * Checks lockdep state to see if the current task is executing from
+ * within a workqueue item. This function exists only if lockdep is
+ * enabled.
+ */
+int in_workqueue_context(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
+{
+ return lock_is_held(&wq->lockdep_map);
+}
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_WORK
static struct debug_obj_descr work_debug_descr;