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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/trace.txt | 32 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/memory-barriers.txt | 46 |
3 files changed, 76 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt b/Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt index ed186a902d31..b57c0c1cdac6 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_TIMEOUT 21 seconds. This configuration parameter may be changed at runtime via the - /sys/module/rcutree/parameters/rcu_cpu_stall_timeout, however + /sys/module/rcupdate/parameters/rcu_cpu_stall_timeout, however this parameter is checked only at the beginning of a cycle. So if you are 10 seconds into a 40-second stall, setting this sysfs parameter to (say) five will shorten the timeout for the @@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ no non-lazy callbacks ("." is printed otherwise, as shown above) and "D" indicates that dyntick-idle processing is enabled ("." is printed otherwise, for example, if disabled via the "nohz=" kernel boot parameter). +If the relevant grace-period kthread has been unable to run prior to +the stall warning, the following additional line is printed: + + rcu_preempt kthread starved for 2023 jiffies! + +Starving the grace-period kthreads of CPU time can of course result in +RCU CPU stall warnings even when all CPUs and tasks have passed through +the required quiescent states. + Multiple Warnings From One Stall @@ -187,6 +196,11 @@ o For !CONFIG_PREEMPT kernels, a CPU looping anywhere in the behavior, you might need to replace some of the cond_resched() calls with calls to cond_resched_rcu_qs(). +o Anything that prevents RCU's grace-period kthreads from running. + This can result in the "All QSes seen" console-log message. + This message will include information on when the kthread last + ran and how often it should be expected to run. + o A CPU-bound real-time task in a CONFIG_PREEMPT kernel, which might happen to preempt a low-priority task in the middle of an RCU read-side critical section. This is especially damaging if diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt b/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt index b63b9bb3bc0c..08651da15448 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt @@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ rcuboost: The output of "cat rcu/rcu_preempt/rcudata" looks as follows: - 0!c=30455 g=30456 pq=1 qp=1 dt=126535/140000000000000/0 df=2002 of=4 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=74572 nci=0 co=1131 ca=716 - 1!c=30719 g=30720 pq=1 qp=0 dt=132007/140000000000000/0 df=1874 of=10 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=123209 nci=0 co=685 ca=982 - 2!c=30150 g=30151 pq=1 qp=1 dt=138537/140000000000000/0 df=1707 of=8 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=80132 nci=0 co=1328 ca=1458 - 3 c=31249 g=31250 pq=1 qp=0 dt=107255/140000000000000/0 df=1749 of=6 ql=0/450 qs=NRW. b=10 ci=151700 nci=0 co=509 ca=622 - 4!c=29502 g=29503 pq=1 qp=1 dt=83647/140000000000000/0 df=965 of=5 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=65643 nci=0 co=1373 ca=1521 - 5 c=31201 g=31202 pq=1 qp=1 dt=70422/0/0 df=535 of=7 ql=0/0 qs=.... b=10 ci=58500 nci=0 co=764 ca=698 - 6!c=30253 g=30254 pq=1 qp=1 dt=95363/140000000000000/0 df=780 of=5 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=100607 nci=0 co=1414 ca=1353 - 7 c=31178 g=31178 pq=1 qp=0 dt=91536/0/0 df=547 of=4 ql=0/0 qs=.... b=10 ci=109819 nci=0 co=1115 ca=969 + 0!c=30455 g=30456 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=126535/140000000000000/0 df=2002 of=4 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=74572 nci=0 co=1131 ca=716 + 1!c=30719 g=30720 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=132007/140000000000000/0 df=1874 of=10 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=123209 nci=0 co=685 ca=982 + 2!c=30150 g=30151 pq=1/1 qp=1 dt=138537/140000000000000/0 df=1707 of=8 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=80132 nci=0 co=1328 ca=1458 + 3 c=31249 g=31250 pq=1/1 qp=0 dt=107255/140000000000000/0 df=1749 of=6 ql=0/450 qs=NRW. b=10 ci=151700 nci=0 co=509 ca=622 + 4!c=29502 g=29503 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=83647/140000000000000/0 df=965 of=5 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=65643 nci=0 co=1373 ca=1521 + 5 c=31201 g=31202 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=70422/0/0 df=535 of=7 ql=0/0 qs=.... b=10 ci=58500 nci=0 co=764 ca=698 + 6!c=30253 g=30254 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=95363/140000000000000/0 df=780 of=5 ql=0/0 qs=N... b=10 ci=100607 nci=0 co=1414 ca=1353 + 7 c=31178 g=31178 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=91536/0/0 df=547 of=4 ql=0/0 qs=.... b=10 ci=109819 nci=0 co=1115 ca=969 This file has one line per CPU, or eight for this 8-CPU system. The fields are as follows: @@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ o "ca" is the number of RCU callbacks that have been adopted by this Kernels compiled with CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=y display the following from /debug/rcu/rcu_preempt/rcudata: - 0!c=12865 g=12866 pq=1 qp=1 dt=83113/140000000000000/0 df=288 of=11 ql=0/0 qs=N... kt=0/O ktl=944 b=10 ci=60709 nci=0 co=748 ca=871 - 1 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1 qp=0 dt=100679/140000000000000/0 df=378 of=7 ql=0/119 qs=NRW. kt=0/W ktl=9b6 b=10 ci=109740 nci=0 co=589 ca=485 - 2 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1 qp=0 dt=105486/0/0 df=90 of=9 ql=0/89 qs=NRW. kt=0/W ktl=c0c b=10 ci=83113 nci=0 co=533 ca=490 - 3 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1 qp=0 dt=107138/0/0 df=142 of=8 ql=0/188 qs=NRW. kt=0/W ktl=b96 b=10 ci=121114 nci=0 co=426 ca=290 - 4 c=14405 g=14406 pq=1 qp=1 dt=50238/0/0 df=706 of=7 ql=0/0 qs=.... kt=0/W ktl=812 b=10 ci=34929 nci=0 co=643 ca=114 - 5!c=14168 g=14169 pq=1 qp=0 dt=45465/140000000000000/0 df=161 of=11 ql=0/0 qs=N... kt=0/O ktl=b4d b=10 ci=47712 nci=0 co=677 ca=722 - 6 c=14404 g=14405 pq=1 qp=0 dt=59454/0/0 df=94 of=6 ql=0/0 qs=.... kt=0/W ktl=e57 b=10 ci=55597 nci=0 co=701 ca=811 - 7 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1 qp=1 dt=68850/0/0 df=31 of=8 ql=0/0 qs=.... kt=0/W ktl=14bd b=10 ci=77475 nci=0 co=508 ca=1042 + 0!c=12865 g=12866 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=83113/140000000000000/0 df=288 of=11 ql=0/0 qs=N... kt=0/O ktl=944 b=10 ci=60709 nci=0 co=748 ca=871 + 1 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=100679/140000000000000/0 df=378 of=7 ql=0/119 qs=NRW. kt=0/W ktl=9b6 b=10 ci=109740 nci=0 co=589 ca=485 + 2 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=105486/0/0 df=90 of=9 ql=0/89 qs=NRW. kt=0/W ktl=c0c b=10 ci=83113 nci=0 co=533 ca=490 + 3 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=107138/0/0 df=142 of=8 ql=0/188 qs=NRW. kt=0/W ktl=b96 b=10 ci=121114 nci=0 co=426 ca=290 + 4 c=14405 g=14406 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=50238/0/0 df=706 of=7 ql=0/0 qs=.... kt=0/W ktl=812 b=10 ci=34929 nci=0 co=643 ca=114 + 5!c=14168 g=14169 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=45465/140000000000000/0 df=161 of=11 ql=0/0 qs=N... kt=0/O ktl=b4d b=10 ci=47712 nci=0 co=677 ca=722 + 6 c=14404 g=14405 pq=1/0 qp=0 dt=59454/0/0 df=94 of=6 ql=0/0 qs=.... kt=0/W ktl=e57 b=10 ci=55597 nci=0 co=701 ca=811 + 7 c=14407 g=14408 pq=1/0 qp=1 dt=68850/0/0 df=31 of=8 ql=0/0 qs=.... kt=0/W ktl=14bd b=10 ci=77475 nci=0 co=508 ca=1042 This is similar to the output discussed above, but contains the following additional fields: diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index 70a09f8a0383..ca2387ef27ab 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt @@ -269,6 +269,50 @@ And there are a number of things that _must_ or _must_not_ be assumed: STORE *(A + 4) = Y; STORE *A = X; STORE {*A, *(A + 4) } = {X, Y}; +And there are anti-guarantees: + + (*) These guarantees do not apply to bitfields, because compilers often + generate code to modify these using non-atomic read-modify-write + sequences. Do not attempt to use bitfields to synchronize parallel + algorithms. + + (*) Even in cases where bitfields are protected by locks, all fields + in a given bitfield must be protected by one lock. If two fields + in a given bitfield are protected by different locks, the compiler's + non-atomic read-modify-write sequences can cause an update to one + field to corrupt the value of an adjacent field. + + (*) These guarantees apply only to properly aligned and sized scalar + variables. "Properly sized" currently means variables that are + the same size as "char", "short", "int" and "long". "Properly + aligned" means the natural alignment, thus no constraints for + "char", two-byte alignment for "short", four-byte alignment for + "int", and either four-byte or eight-byte alignment for "long", + on 32-bit and 64-bit systems, respectively. Note that these + guarantees were introduced into the C11 standard, so beware when + using older pre-C11 compilers (for example, gcc 4.6). The portion + of the standard containing this guarantee is Section 3.14, which + defines "memory location" as follows: + + memory location + either an object of scalar type, or a maximal sequence + of adjacent bit-fields all having nonzero width + + NOTE 1: Two threads of execution can update and access + separate memory locations without interfering with + each other. + + NOTE 2: A bit-field and an adjacent non-bit-field member + are in separate memory locations. The same applies + to two bit-fields, if one is declared inside a nested + structure declaration and the other is not, or if the two + are separated by a zero-length bit-field declaration, + or if they are separated by a non-bit-field member + declaration. It is not safe to concurrently update two + bit-fields in the same structure if all members declared + between them are also bit-fields, no matter what the + sizes of those intervening bit-fields happen to be. + ========================= WHAT ARE MEMORY BARRIERS? @@ -750,7 +794,7 @@ In summary: However, they do -not- guarantee any other sort of ordering: Not prior loads against later loads, nor prior stores against later anything. If you need these other forms of ordering, - use smb_rmb(), smp_wmb(), or, in the case of prior stores and + use smp_rmb(), smp_wmb(), or, in the case of prior stores and later loads, smp_mb(). (*) If both legs of the "if" statement begin with identical stores |