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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/4] wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU usage
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On 2/19/24 17:19, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com> writes:
>
>> This small series aims to fix multiple warnings observed when enabling
>> CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST:
>> - add missing locks to create corresponding critical read sections
>> - fix mix between RCU and SRCU API usage
>>
>> While at it, since SRCU API is already in use in the driver, any fix done
>> on RCU usage was also done with the SRCU variant of RCU API. I do not
>> really get why we are using SRCU in this driver instead of classic RCU, as
>> it seems to be done in any other wireless driver.
>
> And even more so, no other driver in drivers/net use SRCU.
>
>> My understanding is that primary SRCU use case is for compatibility
>> with realtime kernel, which needs to be preemptible everywhere. Has
>> the driver been really developped with this constraint in mind ? If
>> you have more details about this, feel free to educate me.
>
> Alexis, if you have the time I recommend submitting a patchset
> converting wilc1000 to use classic RCU. At least I have a hard time
> understanding why SRCU is needed, especially after seeing the warning
> you found.

If nobody else comes in with a strong argument in favor of keeping SRCU, yes I
can certainly add that to my backlog :)

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Alexis Lothoré, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com


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