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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 04/41] rcu: Add diagnostic for misaligned rcu_head structures
On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 05:01:46PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 11:41:22AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
> >
> > The push for energy efficiency will require that RCU tag rcu_head
> > structures to indicate whether or not their invocation is time critical.
> > This tagging is best carried out in the bottom bits of the ->next
> > pointers in the rcu_head structures. This tagging requires that the
> > rcu_head structures be properly aligned, so this commit adds the required
> > diagnostics.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > ---
> > kernel/rcutree.c | 1 +
> > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
> > index d0f8e64..4655f3e 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcutree.c
> > +++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
> > @@ -1707,6 +1707,7 @@ __call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu),
> > unsigned long flags;
> > struct rcu_data *rdp;
> >
> > + WARN_ON_ONCE((unsigned long)head & 0x3); /* Misaligned rcu_head! */
> > debug_rcu_head_queue(head);
>
> Upon further checking:
>
> static inline void debug_rcu_head_queue(struct rcu_head *head)
> {
> WARN_ON_ONCE((unsigned long)head & 0x3);
>
> :)

Fair point! I guess that we really only need one of these. ;-)

I have kept the unconditional one and removed the one hidden under
CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD, but in a separate commit with
your Reported-by.

Thanx, Paul



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