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-rw-r--r--kernel/rcu/tasks.h10
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 147b5945d67a..327fbfc999c8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1457,6 +1457,7 @@ static void rcu_st_need_qs(struct task_struct *t, u8 v)
/*
* Do a cmpxchg() on ->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs, allowing for
* the four-byte operand-size restriction of some platforms.
+ *
* Returns the old value, which is often ignored.
*/
u8 rcu_trc_cmpxchg_need_qs(struct task_struct *t, u8 old, u8 new)
@@ -1468,7 +1469,14 @@ u8 rcu_trc_cmpxchg_need_qs(struct task_struct *t, u8 old, u8 new)
if (trs_old.b.need_qs != old)
return trs_old.b.need_qs;
trs_new.b.need_qs = new;
- ret.s = cmpxchg(&t->trc_reader_special.s, trs_old.s, trs_new.s);
+
+ // Although cmpxchg() appears to KCSAN to update all four bytes,
+ // only the .b.need_qs byte actually changes.
+ instrument_atomic_read_write(&t->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs,
+ sizeof(t->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs));
+ // Avoid false-positive KCSAN failures.
+ ret.s = data_race(cmpxchg(&t->trc_reader_special.s, trs_old.s, trs_new.s));
+
return ret.b.need_qs;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_trc_cmpxchg_need_qs);