From 6be7436d2245d3dd8b9a8f949367c13841c23308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul E. McKenney Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:47:41 -0700 Subject: rcu: Add rcu_gp_might_be_stalled() This commit adds rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(), which returns true if there is some reason to believe that the RCU grace period is stalled. The use case is where an RCU free-memory path needs to allocate memory in order to free it, a situation that should be avoided where possible. But where it is necessary, there is always the alternative of using synchronize_rcu() to wait for a grace period in order to avoid the allocation. And if the grace period is stalled, allocating memory to asynchronously wait for it is a bad idea of epic proportions: Far better to let others use the memory, because these others might actually be able to free that memory before the grace period ends. Thus, rcu_gp_might_be_stalled() can be used to help decide whether allocating memory on an RCU free path is a semi-reasonable course of action. Cc: Joel Fernandes Cc: Uladzislau Rezki Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- include/linux/rcutiny.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'include/linux/rcutiny.h') diff --git a/include/linux/rcutiny.h b/include/linux/rcutiny.h index 045c28b71f4f..dbf5ac439594 100644 --- a/include/linux/rcutiny.h +++ b/include/linux/rcutiny.h @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static inline bool rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended(void) { return true; } static inline bool rcu_is_watching(void) { return true; } static inline void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void) { } static inline void kfree_rcu_scheduler_running(void) { } +static inline bool rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(void) { return false; } /* Avoid RCU read-side critical sections leaking across. */ static inline void rcu_all_qs(void) { barrier(); } -- cgit v1.2.3