rcu: Permit RCU_NONIDLE() to be used from interrupt context
There is a need to use RCU from interrupt context, but either before
rcu_irq_enter() is called or after rcu_irq_exit() is called. If the
interrupt occurs from idle, then lockdep-RCU will complain about such
uses, as they appear to be illegal uses of RCU from the idle loop.
In other environments, RCU_NONIDLE() could be used to properly protect
the use of RCU, but RCU_NONIDLE() currently cannot be invoked except
from process context.
This commit therefore modifies RCU_NONIDLE() to permit its use more
globally.
Reported-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 115ead2..0fbbd52 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -210,14 +210,12 @@
* to nest RCU_NONIDLE() wrappers, but the nesting level is currently
* quite limited. If deeper nesting is required, it will be necessary
* to adjust DYNTICK_TASK_NESTING_VALUE accordingly.
- *
- * This macro may be used from process-level code only.
*/
#define RCU_NONIDLE(a) \
do { \
- rcu_idle_exit(); \
+ rcu_irq_enter(); \
do { a; } while (0); \
- rcu_idle_enter(); \
+ rcu_irq_exit(); \
} while (0)
/*
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny.c b/kernel/rcutiny.c
index e4163c5..2e073a2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
rcu_idle_enter_common(newval);
local_irq_restore(flags);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_irq_exit);
/* Common code for rcu_idle_exit() and rcu_irq_enter(), see kernel/rcutree.c. */
static void rcu_idle_exit_common(long long oldval)
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@
rcu_idle_exit_common(oldval);
local_irq_restore(flags);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_irq_enter);
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC