Re: [PATCH] rcu: Have rcu torture test select trace_clock

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon Feb 04 2013 - 14:01:24 EST


On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 01:36:13PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-02-04 at 08:59 -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 10:52:21AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > > The rcu torture test uses trace_clock, and requires that it be built
> > > into the kernel. If it is not, then we get the following build error:
> > >
> > > ERROR: "trace_clock_local" [kernel/rcutorture.ko] undefined!
> > >
> > > Reported-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This would work, but would unnecessarily force trace_clock_local()
> > to be defined when RCU tracing is disabled. So, would the alternative
> > patch I posted work for you?
> >
>
> Unfortunately the other patch wasn't Cc'd to LKML (I hate private
> emails).
>
> I would suggest the following to be complete, why keep that extra divide
> around?

Good point, queued!

Thanx, Paul

> -- Steve
>
> I started with your patch:
>
>
> rcu: Allow rcutorture to be built at low optimization levels
>
> The uses of trace_clock_local() are dead code when CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n,
> but some compilers might nevertheless generate code calling this function.
> This commit therefore ensures that trace_clock_local() is invoked only
> when CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=y.
>
> Reported-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Index: linux-trace.git/kernel/rcutorture.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-trace.git.orig/kernel/rcutorture.c
> +++ linux-trace.git/kernel/rcutorture.c
> @@ -208,6 +208,20 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(rcutorture_runnable, "S
> #define rcu_can_boost() 0
> #endif /* #else #if defined(CONFIG_RCU_BOOST) && !defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) */
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE
> +static u64 notrace rcu_trace_clock_local(void)
> +{
> + u64 ts = trace_clock_local();
> + unsigned long __maybe_unused ts_rem = do_div(ts, NSEC_PER_USEC);
> + return ts;
> +}
> +#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
> +static u64 notrace rcu_trace_clock_local(void)
> +{
> + return 0ULL;
> +}
> +#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
> +
> static unsigned long shutdown_time; /* jiffies to system shutdown. */
> static unsigned long boost_starttime; /* jiffies of next boost test start. */
> DEFINE_MUTEX(boost_mutex); /* protect setting boost_starttime */
> @@ -1051,7 +1065,7 @@ static void rcu_torture_timer(unsigned l
>
> idx = cur_ops->readlock();
> completed = cur_ops->completed();
> - ts = trace_clock_local();
> + ts = rcu_trace_clock_local();
> p = rcu_dereference_check(rcu_torture_current,
> rcu_read_lock_bh_held() ||
> rcu_read_lock_sched_held() ||
> @@ -1075,8 +1089,6 @@ static void rcu_torture_timer(unsigned l
> }
> completed_end = cur_ops->completed();
> if (pipe_count > 1) {
> - unsigned long __maybe_unused ts_rem = do_div(ts, NSEC_PER_USEC);
> -
> do_trace_rcu_torture_read(cur_ops->name, &p->rtort_rcu, ts,
> completed, completed_end);
> rcutorture_trace_dump();
> @@ -1122,7 +1134,7 @@ rcu_torture_reader(void *arg)
> }
> idx = cur_ops->readlock();
> completed = cur_ops->completed();
> - ts = trace_clock_local();
> + ts = rcu_trace_clock_local();
> p = rcu_dereference_check(rcu_torture_current,
> rcu_read_lock_bh_held() ||
> rcu_read_lock_sched_held() ||
> @@ -1144,9 +1156,6 @@ rcu_torture_reader(void *arg)
> }
> completed_end = cur_ops->completed();
> if (pipe_count > 1) {
> - unsigned long __maybe_unused ts_rem =
> - do_div(ts, NSEC_PER_USEC);
> -
> do_trace_rcu_torture_read(cur_ops->name, &p->rtort_rcu,
> ts, completed, completed_end);
> rcutorture_trace_dump();
>
>

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