rcu: define __rcu address space modifier for sparse

This commit provides definitions for the __rcu annotation defined earlier.
This annotation permits sparse to check for correct use of RCU-protected
pointers.  If a pointer that is annotated with __rcu is accessed
directly (as opposed to via rcu_dereference(), rcu_assign_pointer(),
or one of their variants), sparse can be made to complain.  To enable
such complaints, use the new default-disabled CONFIG_SPARSE_RCU_POINTER
kernel configuration option.  Please note that these sparse complaints are
intended to be a debugging aid, -not- a code-style-enforcement mechanism.

There are special rcu_dereference_protected() and rcu_access_pointer()
accessors for use when RCU read-side protection is not required, for
example, when no other CPU has access to the data structure in question
or while the current CPU hold the update-side lock.

This patch also updates a number of docbook comments that were showing
their age.
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Christopher Li <sparse@chrisli.org>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>

include/linux/compiler.h

@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 # define __release(x)	__context__(x,-1)
 # define __cond_lock(x,c)	((c) ? ({ __acquire(x); 1; }) : 0)
 # define __percpu	__attribute__((noderef, address_space(3)))
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_RCU_POINTER
+# define __rcu		__attribute__((noderef, address_space(4)))
+#else
 # define __rcu
+#endif
 extern void __chk_user_ptr(const volatile void __user *);
 extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
 #else

include/linux/srcu.h

@@ -108,12 +108,31 @@ static inline int srcu_read_lock_held(struct srcu_struct *sp)
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
 
 /**
- * srcu_dereference - fetch SRCU-protected pointer with checking
+ * srcu_dereference_check - fetch SRCU-protected pointer for later dereferencing
+ * @p: the pointer to fetch and protect for later dereferencing
+ * @sp: pointer to the srcu_struct, which is used to check that we
+ *	really are in an SRCU read-side critical section.
+ * @c: condition to check for update-side use
  *
- * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.
+ * If PROVE_RCU is enabled, invoking this outside of an RCU read-side
+ * critical section will result in an RCU-lockdep splat, unless @c evaluates
+ * to 1.  The @c argument will normally be a logical expression containing
+ * lockdep_is_held() calls.
  */
-#define srcu_dereference(p, sp) \
-		rcu_dereference_check(p, srcu_read_lock_held(sp))
+#define srcu_dereference_check(p, sp, c) \
+	__rcu_dereference_check((p), srcu_read_lock_held(sp) || (c), __rcu)
+
+/**
+ * srcu_dereference - fetch SRCU-protected pointer for later dereferencing
+ * @p: the pointer to fetch and protect for later dereferencing
+ * @sp: pointer to the srcu_struct, which is used to check that we
+ *	really are in an SRCU read-side critical section.
+ *
+ * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.  If PROVE_RCU
+ * is enabled, invoking this outside of an RCU read-side critical
+ * section will result in an RCU-lockdep splat.
+ */
+#define srcu_dereference(p, sp) srcu_dereference_check((p), (sp), 0)
 
 /**
  * srcu_read_lock - register a new reader for an SRCU-protected structure.

kernel/rcupdate.c

@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled);
 
 /**
- * rcu_read_lock_bh_held - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section?
+ * rcu_read_lock_bh_held() - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section?
  *
  * Check for bottom half being disabled, which covers both the
  * CONFIG_PROVE_RCU and not cases.  Note that if someone uses
  * rcu_read_lock_bh(), but then later enables BH, lockdep (if enabled)
- * will show the situation.
+ * will show the situation.  This is useful for debug checks in functions
+ * that require that they be called within an RCU read-side critical
+ * section.
  *
  * Check debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() to prevent false positives during boot.
  */

lib/Kconfig.debug

@@ -539,6 +539,19 @@ config PROVE_RCU_REPEATEDLY
 	 disabling, allowing multiple RCU-lockdep warnings to be printed
 	 on a single reboot.
 
+config SPARSE_RCU_POINTER
+	bool "RCU debugging: sparse-based checks for pointer usage"
+	default n
+	help
+	 This feature enables the __rcu sparse annotation for
+	 RCU-protected pointers.  This annotation will cause sparse
+	 to flag any non-RCU used of annotated pointers.  This can be
+	 helpful when debugging RCU usage.  Please note that this feature
+	 is not intended to enforce code cleanliness; it is instead merely
+	 a debugging aid.
+
+	 Say Y to make sparse flag questionable use of RCU-protected pointers
+
 	 Say N if you are unsure.
 
 config LOCKDEP