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2026-07-25liveupdate: reject nonzero reserved value for SESSION_FINISHJackie Liu1-1/+5
The UAPI documents liveupdate_session_finish::reserved as requiring zero, but luo_session_finish() currently ignores it and finishes the session. Accepting nonzero values prevents the field from being safely repurposed by a future extension. Reject nonzero reserved values before changing session state, matching LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_GET_NAME. Fixes: 16cec0d26521 ("liveupdate: luo_session: add ioctls for file preservation") Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6-sol Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav (Google) <pratyush@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jackie Liu <liuyun01@kylinos.cn> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260716012607.22020-2-liu.yun@linux.dev Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
2026-07-24Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf 7.2-rc5Eduard Zingerman4-9/+12
Cross-merge BPF and other fixes after downstream PR. Conflicts: net/core/filter.c Changes [2] in bpf-next conflict with a recent fix [1] from the 'net' tree. Resolved by using [1] as a base and applying same flags handling logic as in [2] in the bpf_redirect_peer() helper. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260706185609.330006-2-daniel@iogearbox.net/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260618182035.43811-2-jordan@jrife.io/ Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-07-24tracing: perf: Fix stale head for perf syscall tracingSteven Rostedt1-0/+5
The code that can read the user space parameters of a system call may enable preemption and migrate. The head of the per CPU perf events list may be pointing to the wrong CPU event if the code migrates the task. Reassign the head pointer if the system call event called the code that may have caused a migration. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260724193210.03fae1d6@gandalf.local.home Reported-by: Sashiko <> Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260717173252.3431565-1-usama.arif%40linux.dev Fixes: edca33a56297d ("tracing: Fix failure to read user space from system call trace events") Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-24ftrace: Add global mutex to serialize trace_parser accessTengda Wu1-0/+13
In ftrace, the trace_parser structure is allocated and initialized when a trace file is opened, and is subsequently used across write and release handlers to parse user input. The affected handler paths and their specific functions are: - Open paths: ftrace_regex_open(), ftrace_graph_open() - Write paths: ftrace_regex_write(), ftrace_graph_write() - Release paths: ftrace_regex_release(), ftrace_graph_release() If userspace opens a trace file descriptor and shares it across multiple threads, concurrent write calls will race on the parser's internal state, specifically the 'idx', 'cont', and 'buffer' fields, leading to corrupted input or undefined behavior. Fix this by adding a global mutex, parser_lock, to serialize all access to trace_parser across write and release paths, preventing concurrent corruption of parser state. Fixes: e704eff3ff51 ("ftrace: Have set_graph_function handle multiple functions in one write") Fixes: 689fd8b65d66 ("tracing: trace parser support for function and graph") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260725024721.1983675-1-wutengda@huaweicloud.com Signed-off-by: Tengda Wu <wutengda@huaweicloud.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-24Merge tag 'bpf-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpfLinus Torvalds1-1/+2
Pull bpf fixes from Eduard Zingerman: - Fix tcp_bpf_sendmsg() error path mistaking a concurrently-freed sk_psock->cork for the local temporary message and freeing it again (Chengfeng Ye) - Reject passing scalar NULL to nonnull arg of a global subprog. Previously the verifier did not account for the cases directly passing scalars to a global subprog, e.g.: 'global_func(0);' would pass even if 'global_func' argument was marked nonnull (Amery Hung) * tag 'bpf-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf: bpf, sockmap: Fix cork use-after-free in tcp_bpf_sendmsg() selftests/bpf: Test passing scalar NULL to nonnull global subprog bpf: Reject passing scalar NULL to nonnull arg of a global subprog
2026-07-24rcu-tasks: Dump rtpcp->lazy_timer status in show_rcu_tasks_generic_gp_kthread()Zqiang1-2/+6
Add 'P' flag to the diagnostic line to indicate whether any per-cpu rtpcp's lazy_timer is pending. this helps diagnose stalls where rcu-task callbacks are queued but the kthread stay sleep because the lazy_timer has not yet fired and no grace period has started. The output is as follows: [ 31.319540][ T77] call_rcu_tasks() has failed boot-time tests. [ 31.320205][ T77] rcu_tasks: RTGS_WAIT_CBS(11) since 7518 g:4 i:0 kCuUP l:150000 Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu-tasks: Update comments in call_rcu_tasks_generic()Zqiang1-1/+5
This commit updates the comment "We can't create the thread unless interrupts are enabled." from 'commit 4929c913bda5 ("rcu: Make call_rcu_tasks() tolerate first call with irqs disabled")' to be more clear and also to cover deferred wakeup and to take into account the fact that kthread creation has been move to core_initcall() time by 'commit c63eb17ff06d ("rcu: Create call_rcu_tasks() kthread at boot time")'. Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Mark accesses to rdp->rcu_cpu_has_workPaul E. McKenney1-4/+4
Although the rdp->rcu_cpu_has_work field is accessed only by the corresponding CPU, it can be accessed by both interrupt handlers via invoke_rcu_core_kthread() and at task level via rcu_cpu_kthread(). This means that we need this_cpu_read() rather than __this_cpu_read(), this_cpu_write() rather than __this_cpu_write(), and READ_ONCE() rather than plain C-language loads. The exception is the boot-time rcu_spawn_core_kthreads(), which cannot race with kthreads that have not yet been spawned. This commit therefore makes it so. KCSAN located this issue. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Remove unused func parameter from callback-enqueue functionsJoel Fernandes3-9/+9
Ever since the kvfree_rcu() tracing moved out of the callback-enqueue path, rcutree_enqueue() no longer looks at the callback function pointer: By the time it is invoked, __call_rcu_common() has already stored the function into rhp->func, and the enqueue path only adds the rcu_head to the segmented callback list and emits tracepoints that do not take the function pointer. Nevertheless, the function pointer is still threaded through call_rcu_core(), call_rcu_nocb(), and rcutree_enqueue(), forcing each level to carry a dead argument. Remove the parameter from all three functions, from the no-CBs stub, and from the corresponding declarations. Anything needing the callback function can still get it from rhp->func. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Remove unused expedited_need_qs field from rcu_stateJoel Fernandes1-1/+0
The ->expedited_need_qs counter was part of the old expedited grace-period machinery that spun waiting for each CPU to check in. The current implementation instead tracks holdout CPUs via the rcu_node structures' ->expmask fields and waits on the ->exp_wq[] wait queues, so nothing reads or writes ->expedited_need_qs any longer. Remove the field to avoid wasting space in rcu_state and to keep readers of the expedited code from searching for nonexistent users. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Use WRITE_ONCE() for ->rcu_need_heavy_qsPaul E. McKenney1-1/+2
Currently raw_cpu_write() is used to clear the ->rcu_need_heavy_qs field of the per-CPU rcu_data structure. However, on x86 this is a normal assignment, which does not play well with concurrent accesses. This commit therefore upgrades the uses of raw_cpu_write() to its concurrency-safe counterpart WRITE_ONCE() of an rdp pointer obtained from this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data). KCSAN located this issue. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Use this_cpu_{read,write}() for ->cpu_no_qs.b.expPaul E. McKenney2-4/+4
Currently __this_cpu_read() and __this_cpu_write() is used to access the ->cpu_no_qs.b.exp field of the per-CPU rcu_data structure. However, this can fail when the accesses can happen in interrupt handlers, as recently started being exercised by rcutorture. This commit therefore upgrades the uses of __this_cpu_read() and __this_cpu_write() to their interrupt-safe counterparts this_cpu_read() and this_cpu_write(). KCSAN located this issue. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcuscale: Add concurrent expedited GP threads for callback scaling testsPuranjay Mohan1-2/+82
Add nexp and exp_interval parameters to rcuscale that spawn kthreads running synchronize_rcu_expedited() in a loop. This generates concurrent expedited GP load while the normal writers measure GP or callback latency. When combined with gp_async=1 (which uses call_rcu() for writers), this tests how effectively callbacks benefit from expedited grace periods. With RCU callback expedited GP tracking, the async callbacks should complete faster because they piggyback on the expedited GPs rather than waiting for normal GPs. Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Advance callbacks for expedited GP completion in rcu_core()Puranjay Mohan1-0/+17
Even when rcu_pending() triggers rcu_core(), the normal callback advancement path through note_gp_changes() -> __note_gp_changes() bails out when rdp->gp_seq == rnp->gp_seq (no normal GP change). Since expedited GPs do not update rnp->gp_seq, rcu_advance_cbs() is never called and callbacks remain stuck in RCU_WAIT_TAIL. Add a direct callback advancement block in rcu_core() that checks for GP completion via rcu_segcblist_nextgp() combined with poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(). When detected, trylock rnp and call rcu_advance_cbs() to move completed callbacks to RCU_DONE_TAIL. Wake the GP kthread if rcu_advance_cbs() requests a new grace period. Uses trylock to avoid adding contention on rnp->lock. If the lock is contended, callbacks will be advanced on the next tick. Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Detect expedited grace period completion in rcu_pending()Puranjay Mohan1-7/+31
rcu_pending() decides whether rcu_core() should run on the current CPU's timer tick. It does not account for expedited grace periods: after an expedited GP completes, a non-offloaded CPU's callbacks remain in RCU_WAIT_TAIL (not yet advanced to RCU_DONE_TAIL) and rcu_core() is never invoked to advance them. Detect that case via rcu_segcblist_nextgp() combined with a new memory-ordering-free poll variant, poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full_unordered(). This keeps rcu_pending() cheap: it runs on every tick that has pending callbacks, so it must not pay for the two memory barriers in poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(). The check is only a hint to run rcu_core(); the ordered re-check and the actual callback advancement happen there. Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Wake NOCB rcuog kthreads on expedited grace period completionPuranjay Mohan4-17/+94
When an expedited grace period completes, rcu_exp_wait_wake() wakes waiters on rnp->exp_wq[] but does not notify the NOCB rcuog kthreads. An rcuog kthread that is waiting for a grace period sleeps on the leaf rcu_node's ->nocb_gp_wq[] with a wait condition based on the grace-period state, so without a wakeup, callbacks on offloaded CPUs that could benefit from the expedited GP wait until the rcuog kthread wakes for some other reason (e.g. the next normal GP or a timer). Make the rcuog grace-period wait honour expedited GPs and wake it when one completes: - nocb_gp_wait() now records the grace period to wait for as a struct rcu_gp_seq (both normal and expedited), tracks the earliest pending normal and expedited sequence across the group, and releases the wait via poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full() so it wakes for whichever completes first. ->nocb_gp_seq is widened to struct rcu_gp_seq accordingly. - rcu_exp_wait_wake() calls the new rcu_nocb_exp_cleanup() on leaf nodes, which wakes both ->nocb_gp_wq[0] and ->nocb_gp_wq[1] (the expedited sequence does not share parity with the normal ->gp_seq the waiter indexed with). Both this path and rcu_nocb_gp_cleanup() use the shared rcu_nocb_cleanup_wake() helper, which checks swait_active() first; the smp_mb() in rcu_gp_cleanup()/rcu_exp_wait_wake() orders the grace-period state update before that check. A stub rcu_nocb_exp_cleanup() is provided for CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=n. Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Update comments for gp_seq and expedited GP trackingPuranjay Mohan2-18/+31
Update documentation comments throughout the RCU callback infrastructure to reflect the transition from a single grace-period sequence number to the full struct rcu_gp_seq that tracks both normal and expedited grace periods. The ->gp_seq[] array documentation in rcu_segcblist.h is updated to describe dual (normal and expedited) GP tracking. The rcu_segcblist_advance(), rcu_segcblist_accelerate(), and rcu_advance_cbs() comments are updated to refer to the struct rcu_gp_seq state (gsp) instead of the old bare grace-period sequence number (seq). Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rcu: Enable RCU callbacks to benefit from expedited grace periodsPuranjay Mohan4-24/+39
Currently, RCU callbacks only track normal grace-period sequence numbers. This means callbacks must wait for normal grace periods to complete even when expedited grace periods have already elapsed. Use the full struct rcu_gp_seq (which tracks both the normal and expedited grace-period sequences) throughout the callback infrastructure. rcu_segcblist_advance() now checks both normal and expedited GP completion via poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(), and becomes parameterless since it reads the grace-period state internally. rcu_segcblist_accelerate() stores the full state (both sequences) instead of just the normal one. rcu_accelerate_cbs() and rcu_accelerate_cbs_unlocked() use get_state_synchronize_rcu_full() to capture both sequences, and the NOCB advance checks use poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full() instead of comparing only the normal sequence. srcu_segcblist_advance() becomes a standalone implementation because it compares SRCU sequences directly and cannot use poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(), which reads RCU-specific globals. srcu_segcblist_accelerate() sets the ->exp field to RCU_GET_STATE_NOT_TRACKED so that poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full() compares only ->norm and ignores ->exp. Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-24tracing: Delay module ref count for "enable_event" triggerSteven Rostedt1-2/+4
Triggers are now delayed from freeing, but can still be triggered until after the RCU grace period has ended. The freeing of the enable_event data is put into the private_data_free() callback, but the put of the module refcount is done immediately. It is possible that if a module is removed that has an event that would enable (or disable) it is still active, it can read the data of the module after it is removed causing a use-after-free bug. Move the trace_event_put_ref() that releases the module into the delayed callback so that the module can not be removed until any reference to its events are finished. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260724132415.1b5005db@gandalf.local.home Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org> Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260724030523.19081-1-devnexen%40gmail.com Fixes: 61d445af0a7c ("tracing: Add bulk garbage collection of freeing event_trigger_data") Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-24tracing: Fix use-after-free freeing trigger private dataDavid Carlier3-3/+18
Commit 61d445af0a7c ("tracing: Add bulk garbage collection of freeing event_trigger_data") moved the kfree() of event_trigger_data to a kthread that runs tracepoint_synchronize_unregister() before freeing. That removed the synchronization the trigger .free callbacks used to get implicitly and inline from trigger_data_free(). event_hist_trigger_free(), event_hist_trigger_named_free() and event_enable_trigger_free() free their satellite data (hist_data, cmd_ops, enable_data) right after trigger_data_free() returns. With the synchronization now deferred to the kthread, a concurrent tracepoint handler can still reach that data through the list_del_rcu()'d trigger, causing a use-after-free. The histogram teardown must stay synchronous: remove_hist_vars() and unregister_field_var_hists() have to detach a synthetic event from the histogram before the trigger-removal write returns, otherwise a following command races in and the synthetic-event removal fails with -EBUSY, as the trigger-synthetic-eprobe.tc selftest catches. Make those callbacks wait with the correct barrier - tracepoint_synchronize_unregister(), matching the free kthread - before freeing. The enable trigger has no such synchronous requirement, and a blocking synchronize there would re-serialize the path that commit deliberately deferred. Give it an optional private_data_free() callback that the free kthread runs after its grace period, and free enable_data from there. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260724030523.19081-1-devnexen@gmail.com Suggested-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Fixes: 61d445af0a7c ("tracing: Add bulk garbage collection of freeing event_trigger_data") Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-24sched_ext: Gate scx_bpf_cidperf_set() behind a new SCX_CAP_PERFTejun Heo2-10/+41
scx_bpf_cidperf_set() reaches cpufreq with no cap check, so any cid-form sub-sched can steer the frequency of any cid in its view, including ones it holds nothing on. Gate it behind a new SCX_CAP_PERF rather than SCX_CAP_BASE: hardware control is a separate axis from queue access - a parent may well delegate scheduling on a cid without handing over its frequency. PERF neither implies nor is implied by the other caps. The check runs under the target rq's lock, which ecaps updates are also folded under, so it is authoritative - a write can never land after a revoke has taken effect. Denials are counted in SCX_EV_SUB_CIDPERF_DENIED. The operation is synchronous and the outcome is reported to the caller: scx_bpf_cidperf_set() now returns 0 or -errno, -EACCES on denial. The cid-form interface is still under initial development, so the signature is changed in place without versioning. scx_qmap grants PERF alongside its existing cid grants so the cpuperf demo keeps working in sub-scheds. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
2026-07-24sched_ext: Factor out scx_cpuperf_set()Tejun Heo1-33/+45
Factor the cpuperf target write out of scx_bpf_cpuperf_set() into scx_cpuperf_set() which takes the acting sched and returns 0 or -errno, and flatten the nested validation into early returns. No functional change. Prep for gating the write behind a cap and reporting the outcome from the cid-form kfunc. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
2026-07-24sched_ext: Count kicks denied for lacking baseline cid accessTejun Heo2-6/+22
kick_one_cpu() silently skips a kick when the kicking sub-sched lacks SCX_CAP_BASE on the target cid, as does kick_one_cpu_if_idle() for idle kicks. The skips are sound with the same logic as the reenq gate but are invisible today, unlike the preempt degradation counted in SCX_EV_SUB_PREEMPT_DENIED. Count them in a new SCX_EV_SUB_KICK_DENIED event so every cap denial is observable. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
2026-07-24sched_ext: Gate local DSQ reenq on baseline cid accessTejun Heo2-1/+20
scx_bpf_dsq_reenq() with an SCX_DSQ_LOCAL_ON target schedules deferred reenq work on the cid's cpu, raising an IPI when the target rq isn't the locked one. Nothing checks caps along the way, so a sub-sched holding no cap at all on a cid can force its cpu to take IPIs and rq lock cycles at will. The analogous scx_bpf_kick_cid() path gates delivery on SCX_CAP_BASE in kick_one_cpu() to prevent exactly this. Apply the same rule at the reenq scheduling point: if the calling sched lacks SCX_CAP_BASE on the target cid, drop the reenq and count it in the new SCX_EV_SUB_REENQ_DENIED event. The check is lockless, which is fine: a reenq slipping through right after a revoke is harmless, and a wrong denial can't happen - if the caller has seen its ownership of the cpu, the check sees it too. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>
2026-07-24bpf: Fix WARNING in bpf_tracing_link_releaseLeon Hwang2-1/+8
The trampoline could be corrupted by the blindly 'tr->flags = BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX' in verifier. 1. A fexit attached to a tail_call_reachable prog. 'tr->flags' became 'BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG | BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX'. And, the trampoline would poke the target prog's nop insn using jmp insn instead of call insn. 2. Another fexit loaded with the same tail_call_reachable prog target. 'tr->flags' became 'BPF_TRAMP_F_TAIL_CALL_CTX'. 3. Close the first fexit link. Due to no BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG in 'tr->flags', the trampoline will fail to restore the prog's nop insn using call insn. [ 3.410719] WARNING: kernel/bpf/syscall.c:3551 at bpf_tracing_link_release+0x53/0x60, CPU#1: test_progs/98 ... [ 3.428793] bpf_link_free+0x58/0x130 [ 3.429293] bpf_link_release+0x23/0x30 Fix the warning by updating 'tr->flags' with '|=' and lock. Fixes: 2b5dcb31a19a ("bpf, x64: Fix tailcall infinite loop") Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev> Reviewed-by: Pu Lehui <pulehui@huawei.com> Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260722151909.69142-2-leon.hwang@linux.dev Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
2026-07-24bpf: Fix CFI mismatch in task work callbackMykyta Yatsenko1-4/+5
BPF subprograms use the bpf_callback_t ABI, but task work invokes the callback through a three-argument function pointer. This trips kCFI. Store and invoke the callback as bpf_callback_t. Fixes: 38aa7003e369 ("bpf: task work scheduling kfuncs") Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260724-task_work_cfi-v1-1-2616691781ed@meta.com Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
2026-07-24tracing: Fix context switch counter truncationUsama Arif1-1/+1
trace_user_fault_read() samples nr_context_switches_cpu() before enabling preemption and retries the user copy if the counter changes. The helper returns unsigned long long because rq->nr_switches is u64, but the saved value is unsigned int. Once a CPU has performed 2^32 context switches, assigning the counter to cnt discards its upper bits. The comparison after the copy promotes cnt back to unsigned long long, but the lost bits remain zero, so it reports a change even when the task was never scheduled out. Every retry then fails the same way until the 100-try guard warns and the user copy is abandoned. This affects long-running systems and workloads with high context-switch rates. A CPU switching 1,000 times per second takes about 50 days. Store the sampled count in unsigned long long so the full value is preserved. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 64cf7d058a00 ("tracing: Have trace_marker use per-cpu data to read user space") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260717173252.3431565-1-usama.arif@linux.dev Reported-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-24tracing: Fix union collision of module and refcnt for dynamic eventsMasami Hiramatsu (Google)1-1/+3
In 'struct trace_event_call', the 'module' pointer and the 'refcnt' atomic variable share the same memory space in a union. For dynamic events, the union member is 'refcnt', which acts as an active reference counter. When a dynamic event (such as kprobe, uprobe, fprobe, eprobe, or wprobe) has a non-zero reference count (e.g. due to active event triggers or perf attachments), its 'call->module' evaluates to a small non-zero integer instead of NULL. When filtering or setting events for a specific module (e.g., writing ':mod:<module>' to 'set_event'), the code in '__ftrace_set_clr_event_nolock()' and 'update_event_fields()' reads 'call->module' directly without checking whether the event is dynamic. This causes the kernel to treat the small integer (refcnt) as a 'struct module' pointer, leading to a NULL/invalid pointer dereference (Oops) when dereferencing the module name. Fix this by ensuring that the 'TRACE_EVENT_FL_DYNAMIC' flag is checked before treating 'call->module' as a valid pointer in these code paths. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/178425670947.84440.11344393611899824907.stgit@devnote2 Fixes: 4c86bc531e60 ("tracing: Add :mod: command to enabled module events") Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-24tracing: Fix mmiotrace possible NULL dereferencing of hiter->devSteven Rostedt1-1/+1
If the mmio_pipe_open() fails to find a PCI device, the hiter->dev will be assigned to NULL. The mmiotrace read() function dereferences the hiter->dev if hiter exists. Change the test of the read to not only check hiter being NULL, but also the hiter->dev before dereferencing it. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260721211143.36dbd559@gandalf.local.home Fixes: f984b51e0779 ("ftrace: add mmiotrace plugin") Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org> Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260715143604.14481-1-gaikwad.dcg%40gmail.com Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-07-23sched_ext: Fix incorrect SCX_PICK_IDLE_CPU_* flag prefix in kernel-docLiang Luo1-3/+3
The flags passed to the pick-idle kfuncs are values from the scx_pick_idle_cpu_flags enum, whose members are prefixed SCX_PICK_IDLE_ (SCX_PICK_IDLE_CORE, SCX_PICK_IDLE_IN_NODE). Three kernel-doc comments in idle.c erroneously used %SCX_PICK_IDLE_CPU_* which does not correspond to any defined flag name, while the adjacent scx_bpf_pick_idle_cpu_node() correctly documents %SCX_PICK_IDLE_*. Fix the three occurrences to use the correct SCX_PICK_IDLE_* prefix. Signed-off-by: Liang Luo <luoliang@kylinos.cn> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
2026-07-24rv/rtapp: Add wakeup monitorNam Cao8-1/+279
Add a wakeup monitor to detect a lower-priority task waking up a higher-priority task. The rtapp/sleep monitor already detects this. However, that monitor triggers an error in the context of the wakee task and user only gets the stacktrace of that task. It is also extremely useful to get the stacktrace of the waker task, which this monitor offers. In other words, this monitor complements the rtapp/sleep monitor. Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <namcao@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ba5658fa13e49ada466b84a2c211f233037180b5.1781852967.git.namcao@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com>
2026-07-24rv/rtapp/sleep: Stop monitoring kernel threadsNam Cao3-98/+46
The rtapp/sleep monitor's primary purpose is detecting common mistakes with user-space real-time design. Monitoring real-time issues with kernel threads is a bonus. However, accomodating kernel threads complicates the monitor due to the edge cases which is seen by the monitor as lower-priority task waking higher-priority task: - kthread_stop() wakes up the task in order to stop it. - The rcu thread and migration thread can be woken by any task. - The ktimerd thread is woken near the end of irq_exit_rcu(), where the preempt counter is "broken" and falsely says this is task context. This requires the monitor to use the hardirq_context flag instead of the preempt counter. Beside complicating the monitor, the final case also requires enabling CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS (so that "hardirq_context" can be used). This adds overhead to the kernel even when the monitor is not active. This may be an obstacle to enabling this monitor in distros' kernels. Furthermore, kernel threads usually are started before the monitor is enabled. Consequently, the threads' states (i.o.w. the monitor's atomic propositions for the threads) are not fully known to the monitor. As a result, the kernel threads mostly cannot be monitored. Overall, the downsides of accomodating kernel threads outweights the benefits. Thus, exclude kernel threads to simplify the monitor. Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <namcao@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/eec2ca5224bcdacc45b8e1eb2f0e68109e1cae7a.1781852967.git.namcao@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com>
2026-07-24rv/rtapp/sleep: Update nanosleep ruleNam Cao2-36/+28
CLOCK_REALTIME is the only clock that often is misused in real-time applications. The other clocks either are safe for real-time uses (CLOCK_TAI, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, CLOCK_BOOTTIME) or are unlikely to be misused (CLOCK_AUX, CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID). Update the monitor to only warn about CLOCK_REALTIME. While at it, update the out-of-sync documentation. Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <namcao@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/c7ceb5c6263ee8f43a2676acae669cf486b0d903.1781852967.git.namcao@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com>
2026-07-24rv/rtapp/sleep: Make the error more informative for userNam Cao2-12/+12
The rtapp/sleep monitor detects real-time tasks which go to sleep in an real-time-unsafe manner. If this happen, the monitor triggers a trace event in the sched_wakeup tracepoint's handler. However, the invoking context of that trace event is not the most informative, because of the stack trace of that event is the wakeup's code path which is not very helpful: 74.669317: rv:error_sleep: condvar[254]: violation detected ltl_validate+0x345 ([kernel.kallsyms]) handle_sched_wakeup+0x34 ([kernel.kallsyms]) ttwu_do_activate+0xff ([kernel.kallsyms]) sched_ttwu_pending+0x104 ([kernel.kallsyms]) __flush_smp_call_function_queue+0x15b ([kernel.kallsyms]) __sysvec_call_function_single+0x18 ([kernel.kallsyms]) sysvec_call_function_single+0x66 ([kernel.kallsyms]) asm_sysvec_call_function_single+0x1a ([kernel.kallsyms]) pv_native_safe_halt+0xf ([kernel.kallsyms]) default_idle+0x9 ([kernel.kallsyms]) default_idle_call+0x33 ([kernel.kallsyms]) do_idle+0x234 ([kernel.kallsyms]) cpu_startup_entry+0x24 ([kernel.kallsyms]) start_secondary+0xf8 ([kernel.kallsyms]) common_startup_64+0x13e ([kernel.kallsyms]) What would be much more valuable is the stack trace of the task itself. Instead of using the sched_wakeup tracepoint, use the sched_exit tracepoint. This makes the event happen in the task's context, making the stack trace far more informative for user: rv:error_sleep: condvar[254]: violation detected ltl_validate+0x345 ([kernel.kallsyms]) handle_sched_exit+0x39 ([kernel.kallsyms]) __schedule+0x80f ([kernel.kallsyms]) schedule+0x22 ([kernel.kallsyms]) futex_do_wait+0x33 ([kernel.kallsyms]) __futex_wait+0x8c ([kernel.kallsyms]) futex_wait+0x73 ([kernel.kallsyms]) do_futex+0xc6 ([kernel.kallsyms]) __x64_sys_futex+0x121 ([kernel.kallsyms]) do_syscall_64+0xf3 ([kernel.kallsyms]) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77 ([kernel.kallsyms]) __futex_abstimed_wait_common64+0xc6 (inlined) __futex_abstimed_wait_common+0xc6 (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6) Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <namcao@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/d97b4b5c476e5792b6875ec9bbf8dc214f999516.1781852967.git.namcao@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@redhat.com>
2026-07-23bpf: Reject passing scalar NULL to nonnull arg of a global subprogAmery Hung1-1/+2
A global subprogram argument tagged __arg_nonnull is set up as a non-nullable PTR_TO_MEM. However the verifier does not check against a scalar NULL, leading to real NULL pointer dereference. Reject it as well. Fixes: 94e1c70a3452 ("bpf: support 'arg:xxx' btf_decl_tag-based hints for global subprog args") Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260723221815.367797-1-ameryhung@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-07-23sched_ext: Repair kernel-doc commentsRandy Dunlap1-3/+6
Add missing function parameter descriptions and use the correct function name in kernel-doc comments to avoid kernel-doc warnings: Warning: kernel/sched/ext/ext.c:2692 function parameter 'sch' not described in 'finish_dispatch' Warning: kernel/sched/ext/ext.c:5309 function parameter 'stalled_mask' not described in 'scx_rcu_cpu_stall' Warning: kernel/sched/ext/ext.c:5405 function parameter 'cpu' not described in 'scx_hardlockup' Warning: kernel/sched/ext/ext.c:8470 expecting prototype for scx_bpf_dsq_insert(). Prototype was for scx_bpf_dsq_insert___v2() instead Warning: kernel/sched/ext/ext.c:8784 expecting prototype for scx_bpf_dsq_move_to_local(). Prototype was for scx_bpf_dsq_move_to_local___v2() instead Warning: kernel/sched/ext/ext.c:9498 expecting prototype for scx_bpf_reenqueue_local(). Prototype was for scx_bpf_reenqueue_local___v2() instead Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu-tasks: Remove smp_mb() in rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread_generic()Zqiang1-1/+0
For the smp_mb() after kthread_run() in rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread_generic() from these commits: 'commit eacd6f04a133 ("rcu-tasks: Move Tasks RCU to its own file")' 'commit 84a8f446ffd7 ("rcu: Defer rcu_tasks_kthread() creation till first call_rcu_tasks()")' the memory order pairing as follows: rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread() ->t = kthread_run(rcu_tasks_kthread, ...); ->smp_mb(); /* Ensure others see full kthread. */ ->WRITE_ONCE(rcu_tasks_kthread_ptr, t); call_rcu_tasks() ->if (READ_ONCE(rcu_tasks_kthread_ptr)) ->wake_up(&rcu_tasks_cbs_wq) ->try_to_wake_up() lock pi_lock ->smp_mb__after_spinlock() //see full kthread Because the 'commit d119357d0743 ("rcu-tasks: Treat only synchronous grace periods urgently")' moved the kthread_ptr assignment into the rcu_tasks_kthread() function, the following memory order pairings are sufficient: The runq's raw_spinlock/unlock(or smp_mb__after_spinlock()) from wake_up_process() in kthread_run() and __schedule() provides memory order barrier when the kthread is first scheduled, this ensures the kthread's func observes all of the kthread's initialization. The kthread's smp_store_release(&rtp->kthread_ptr, ...) in rcu_tasks_kthread() and smp_load_acquire(&rtp->kthread_ptr) in call_rcu_tasks_generic() compose release/acquire pairing, the cumulativity of smp_store_release() propagates visibility of the kthread's initialization through the scheduler chain. This commit therefore remove smp_mb() in rcu_spawn_tasks_kthread_generic(). Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu-tasks: Dump rcu tasks status when the boot-test failedZqiang1-0/+5
This commit adds a dump RCU task status function to rcu tasks tests, used to obtain more information to help debug when the RCU tasks boot-time tests failed. Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu-tasks: Remove unused struct rcu_tasks's->n_ipis_fails variablesZqiang1-4/+2
The RCU tasks trace has been reimplemented by 'commit c27cea4416a3 ("rcu: Re-implement RCU Tasks Trace in terms of SRCU-fast")', the rcu_tasks structure's->n_ipis_fails is no longer used, this commit therefore remove it. Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu: clear defer_qs_pending in deferred-QS bail when nesting > 0Joel Fernandes1-1/+27
Paul McKenney noted that a softirq (or irq_work) handler arming for a deferred QS can fire and find rcu_preempt_depth() > 0 -- the task is still inside its outer reader, so rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs() bails without reporting the QS. At that point the queued mechanism has been consumed but ->defer_qs_pending stays in DEFER_QS_PENDING. In the meantime, the only remaining path back to a quiescent state on this CPU may be a local_irq_disable()/_enable() pair that does not call preempt_check_resched() (it is just `sti`/`cli`). patch 6's unconditional set_need_resched_current() makes need_resched true, but without an irq_work being raised the next outer rcu_read_unlock_special() hits the P-gate at the arming code: if (rdp->defer_qs_pending != DEFER_QS_PENDING) { rdp->defer_qs_pending = DEFER_QS_PENDING; irq_work_queue_on(...); // <-- skipped } so no irq_work is queued for the hardirq-exit preempt_schedule_irq() path either. The deferred QS now waits until the next timer tick (or similar preempt-safe boundary), needlessly extending expedited grace period latency. Clear ->defer_qs_pending in the bail-out path of rcu_preempt_deferred_qs() when rcu_preempt_depth() > 0. The recursion guard semantics introduced by commit b41642c87716 ("rcu: Fix rcu_read_unlock() deadloop due to IRQ work"). The clear is also safe against fresh recursion at this exact program point: rcu_preempt_depth() > 0 guarantees we are still inside an outer reader, so any inner rcu_read_unlock() from tracing infrastructure brings nesting back to outer (>0), never to 0. The slow path of rcu_read_unlock_special() is structurally unreachable under that condition, so no recursive raise_softirq_irqoff()/irq_work_queue_on() can be triggered by the clear. Essentially, the mechanism will work to prevent the following recursion which Xiongfeng had previously reported: irq_exit() -> __irq_exit_rcu() -> tick_irq_exit() -> tick_nohz_irq_exit() -> tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick() -> trace_tick_stop() // BPF prog hooked here -> rcu_read_unlock_special() -> irq_work_queue_on(&rdp->defer_qs_iw, rdp->cpu) // self-IPI re-enters irq_exit Reported-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu: introduce rcu_defer_qs_clear() helperJoel Fernandes2-2/+7
Currently rdp->defer_qs_pending transitions from DEFER_QS_PENDING to DEFER_QS_IDLE at two sites: rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore() and rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_handler() (depth>0 reset). Both write the IDLE value directly. Introduce a single inline helper rcu_defer_qs_clear() in tree.h and route both sites through it. This becomes the single PENDING->IDLE transition point for upcoming work. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu: Use task_state_to_char() in stall-warning printsKunwu Chan1-6/+6
RCU stall warnings currently print task states as raw hexadecimal values, requiring developers to manually decode them. Use task_state_to_char() so that stall warnings show the same symbolic task-state representation used elsewhere in the kernel. For example: ->state=0x402 becomes ->state=I ->state=0x0 becomes ->state=R ->state=0x2 becomes ->state=D This improves readability while preserving the underlying diagnostic information. Suggested-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@linux.dev> Co-developed-by: Wang Lian <lianux.mm@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Wang Lian <lianux.mm@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu: Add RCU_GET_STATE_NOT_TRACKED for subsystems without expedited GPsPuranjay Mohan2-3/+13
SRCU and Tasks RCU do not track expedited grace periods. When their callback state is checked via poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(), the uninitialized or zeroed exp field could cause false-positive completion detection. This commit adds an RCU_GET_STATE_NOT_TRACKED sentinel value (0x2) that these subsystems can place into exp to indicate that expedited GP tracking is not applicable. The expedited sequence check in poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full() is guarded to skip entries marked with this sentinel. This is needed to allow rcu_segcblist_advance() and rcu_accelerate_cbs() to work with both normal and expedited grace periods via get_state_synchronize_rcu_full() and poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(). Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu/segcblist: Track segment grace periods with struct rcu_gp_seqPuranjay Mohan4-34/+42
Change the type of the per-segment ->gp_seq[] array in struct rcu_segcblist from unsigned long to struct rcu_gp_seq. This prepares the callback tracking infrastructure to record both normal and expedited grace periods per segment. The rcu_segcblist_nextgp(), rcu_segcblist_advance(), and rcu_segcblist_accelerate() helpers now take a struct rcu_gp_seq * instead of an unsigned long, and all callers use the .norm field for comparisons and assignments. The SRCU and Tasks RCU wrappers construct a struct rcu_gp_seq with only .norm set and forward to the core helpers. No functional change: only the .norm field is used. Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu/segcblist: Factor out rcu_segcblist_advance_compact() helperPuranjay Mohan1-18/+32
This commit extracts the tail-pointer cleanup and segment compaction logic from rcu_segcblist_advance() into a new static helper function, rcu_segcblist_advance_compact(). This shared logic will be reused by the upcoming srcu_segcblist_advance() standalone implementation, which cannot call the core rcu_segcblist_advance() because that function will use RCU-specific globals. No functional change. Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu/segcblist: Add SRCU and Tasks RCU wrapper functionsPuranjay Mohan4-11/+23
Add srcu_segcblist_advance() and srcu_segcblist_accelerate() wrappers that forward to the core rcu_segcblist_advance() and rcu_segcblist_accelerate() functions, and switch all SRCU (srcutree.c) and Tasks RCU (tasks.h) callers to use these wrappers. This isolates SRCU and Tasks RCU from upcoming changes to the core advance/accelerate functions, which will switch to struct rcu_gp_seq for dual normal/expedited GP tracking. Because SRCU and Tasks RCU use only normal GP sequences, their wrappers will maintain the existing unsigned long interface. No functional change. Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu: Rename struct rcu_gp_oldstate to rcu_gp_seqPuranjay Mohan4-57/+57
The polled grace-period state structure rcu_gp_oldstate holds a snapshot of the normal (and, on SMP, expedited) grace-period sequence numbers. Upcoming changes store this structure in the callback segment list, where the "oldstate" name reads poorly: there it represents the grace period a segment is waiting on and is also compared against the current grace-period state. Rename struct rcu_gp_oldstate to the more neutral struct rcu_gp_seq, and shorten its members rgos_norm and rgos_exp to norm and exp. Local variables and parameters of this type are renamed from rgosp/rgos to gsp/gs accordingly. While at it, provide a single definition of the structure in rcupdate.h rather than separate Tiny-RCU and Tree-RCU definitions, and give it the ->exp field unconditionally. Tiny RCU does not track expedited grace periods and leaves ->exp unused, but a single definition that always has ->exp lets the shared callback code in rcu_segcblist.c reference it without CONFIG_SMP guards, including on !SMP builds. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23rcu: Remove unused rdp parameter from trace_rcu_this_gp()Joel Fernandes2-15/+12
The trace_rcu_this_gp() wrapper forwards only the rcu_node structure's fields and the requested grace-period sequence number to the rcu_future_grace_period tracepoint. Its rcu_data pointer parameter has no users, but every one of the ten call sites must nevertheless come up with an rcu_data pointer to pass in. Remove the parameter and update all callers. This also allows rcu_future_gp_cleanup() to drop the local rcu_data pointer that existed solely to feed this trace call. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23scftorture: Make invoker threads actually wait for all threads to startJoel Fernandes1-1/+1
Each scftorture_invoker() thread decrements n_started, which is initialized to the number of threads, and is then supposed to wait until all of its siblings have also checked in before starting the test proper. However, the wait loop is guarded by !atomic_dec_return(&n_started), which is true only for the final thread to arrive, and by then n_started is already zero, so the final thread does not wait either. The side-effect (possibly positive) is that no thread ever waits and the start-synchronization barrier is dead code, with early threads beginning to hammer smp_call_function*() while later threads are still being spawned. Invert the test so that every thread other than the last spins until n_started reaches zero, making the threads start testing together as intended. The existing torture_must_stop() check in the wait loop continues to bound the wait during shutdown. We can also drop the spinning entirely if the intent is to leave it as dead code, however for the current intent, this patches fixes the code. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2026-07-23scftorture: Count single_rpc offline failures in statistics outputJoel Fernandes1-0/+1
scf_torture_stats_print() aggregates each invoker thread's counters into a local scf_statistics structure before printing, but the n_single_rpc_ofl field is missing from the aggregation loop. As a result, the "single_rpc_ofl" value printed in the statistics line is always zero, even when smp_call_function_single() invocations for the RPC test have failed due to offline CPUs and been counted by the invoker threads. Add the missing accumulation so that the printed value reflects the actual counts. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>