[PATCH v3] doc/rcutorture: Add description of rcutorture.stall_cpu_block

From: Zqiang
Date: Mon Mar 20 2023 - 22:08:27 EST


For kernels built with CONFIG_PREEMPTION=n and CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=y,
run the RCU stall tests.

runqemu kvm slirp nographic qemuparams="-m 1024 -smp 4"
bootparams="console=ttyS0 rcutorture.stall_cpu=30
rcutorture.stall_no_softlockup=1 rcutorture.stall_cpu_block=1" -d

[ 10.841071] rcu-torture: rcu_torture_stall begin CPU stall
[ 10.841073] rcu_torture_stall start on CPU 3.
[ 10.841077] BUG: scheduling while atomic: rcu_torture_sta/66/0x0000000
....
[ 10.841108] Call Trace:
[ 10.841110] <TASK>
[ 10.841112] dump_stack_lvl+0x64/0xb0
[ 10.841118] dump_stack+0x10/0x20
[ 10.841121] __schedule_bug+0x8b/0xb0
[ 10.841126] __schedule+0x2172/0x2940
[ 10.841157] schedule+0x9b/0x150
[ 10.841160] schedule_timeout+0x2e8/0x4f0
[ 10.841192] schedule_timeout_uninterruptible+0x47/0x50
[ 10.841195] rcu_torture_stall+0x2e8/0x300
[ 10.841199] kthread+0x175/0x1a0
[ 10.841206] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50

Due to invoke schedule_timeout() forces the CPU to go through a
quiescent state, cause RCU stall not appear and also cause scheduling
while atomic complaints. so this commit add description of
rcutorture.stall_cpu_block, it should not to be set in CONFIG_PREEMPTION=n
kernels.

Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang1.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6734d1255682..56f4eb8c7cf2 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -5053,6 +5053,11 @@
Sleep while stalling if set. This will result
in warnings from preemptible RCU in addition
to any other stall-related activity.
+ Note that for CONFIG_PREEMPTION=n kernel, if set.
+ will forces the CPU to go through a quiescent state
+ and it can also cause scheduling-while-atomic
+ complaints(CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT=y), so should not be set.
+

rcutorture.stall_cpu_holdoff= [KNL]
Time to wait (s) after boot before inducing stall.
--
2.25.1