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rcutorture: Allow pointer leaks to test diagnostic code
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This commit adds an rcutorture.leakpointer module parameter that
intentionally leaks an RCU-protected pointer out of the RCU read-side
critical section and checks to see if the corresponding grace period
has elapsed, emitting a WARN_ON_ONCE() if so.  This module parameter can
be used to test facilities like CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD that end
grace periods quickly.

While in the area, also document rcutorture.irqreader, which was
previously left out.

Reported-by Jann Horn <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]>
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
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are zero, rcutorture acts as if is interpreted
they are all non-zero.

rcutorture.irqreader= [KNL]
Run RCU readers from irq handlers, or, more
accurately, from a timer handler. Not all RCU
flavors take kindly to this sort of thing.

rcutorture.leakpointer= [KNL]
Leak an RCU-protected pointer out of the reader.
This can of course result in splats, and is
intended to test the ability of things like
CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y to detect
such leaks.

rcutorture.n_barrier_cbs= [KNL]
Set callbacks/threads for rcu_barrier() testing.

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
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Expand Up @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ torture_param(bool, gp_normal, false,
"Use normal (non-expedited) GP wait primitives");
torture_param(bool, gp_sync, false, "Use synchronous GP wait primitives");
torture_param(int, irqreader, 1, "Allow RCU readers from irq handlers");
torture_param(int, leakpointer, 0, "Leak pointer dereferences from readers");
torture_param(int, n_barrier_cbs, 0,
"# of callbacks/kthreads for barrier testing");
torture_param(int, nfakewriters, 4, "Number of RCU fake writer threads");
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preempt_enable();
rcutorture_one_extend(&readstate, 0, trsp, rtrsp);
WARN_ON_ONCE(readstate & RCUTORTURE_RDR_MASK);
// This next splat is expected behavior if leakpointer, especially
// for CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y kernels.
WARN_ON_ONCE(leakpointer && READ_ONCE(p->rtort_pipe_count) > 1);

/* If error or close call, record the sequence of reader protections. */
if ((pipe_count > 1 || completed > 1) && !xchg(&err_segs_recorded, 1)) {
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