[PATCH tip/core/rcu 1/3] rcutorture: Occasionally delay readers enough to make RCU force_quiescent_state

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue Sep 08 2009 - 18:54:47 EST


From: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

rcutorture already delays readers, but never for long enough to make RCU
force a quiescent state. Add an occasional delay of 50ms.

Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcutorture.c | 15 +++++++++------
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index b33db53..328a825 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -281,14 +281,17 @@ static int rcu_torture_read_lock(void) __acquires(RCU)

static void rcu_read_delay(struct rcu_random_state *rrsp)
{
- long delay;
- const long longdelay = 200;
+ const unsigned long shortdelay_us = 200;
+ const unsigned long longdelay_ms = 50;

- /* We want there to be long-running readers, but not all the time. */
+ /* We want a short delay sometimes to make a reader delay the grace
+ * period, and we want a long delay occasionally to trigger
+ * force_quiescent_state. */

- delay = rcu_random(rrsp) % (nrealreaders * 2 * longdelay);
- if (!delay)
- udelay(longdelay);
+ if (!(rcu_random(rrsp) % (nrealreaders * 2000 * longdelay_ms)))
+ mdelay(longdelay_ms);
+ if (!(rcu_random(rrsp) % (nrealreaders * 2 * shortdelay_us)))
+ udelay(shortdelay_us);
}

static void rcu_torture_read_unlock(int idx) __releases(RCU)
--
1.5.2.5

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