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commit 28585a832602747cbfa88ad8934013177a3aae38 upstream.
A number of architecture invoke rcu_irq_enter() on exception entry in
order to allow RCU read-side critical sections in the exception handler
when the exception is from an idle or nohz_full CPU. This works, at
least unless the exception happens in an NMI handler. In that case,
rcu_nmi_enter() would already have exited the extended quiescent state,
which would mean that rcu_irq_enter() would (incorrectly) cause RCU
to think that it is again in an extended quiescent state. This will
in turn result in lockdep splats in response to later RCU read-side
critical sections.
This commit therefore causes rcu_irq_enter() and rcu_irq_exit() to
take no action if there is an rcu_nmi_enter() in effect, thus avoiding
the unscheduled return to RCU quiescent state. This in turn should
make the kernel safe for on-demand RCU voyeurism.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170922211022.GA18084@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
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| rcu.h | ||
| rcutorture.c | ||
| srcu.c | ||
| sync.c | ||
| tiny.c | ||
| tiny_plugin.h | ||
| tree.c | ||
| tree.h | ||
| tree_plugin.h | ||
| tree_trace.c | ||
| update.c | ||