From 6be7436d2245d3dd8b9a8f949367c13841c23308 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:47:41 -0700 Subject: rcu: Add rcu_gp_might_be_stalled() This commit adds rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(), which returns true if there is some reason to believe that the RCU grace period is stalled. The use case is where an RCU free-memory path needs to allocate memory in order to free it, a situation that should be avoided where possible. But where it is necessary, there is always the alternative of using synchronize_rcu() to wait for a grace period in order to avoid the allocation. And if the grace period is stalled, allocating memory to asynchronously wait for it is a bad idea of epic proportions: Far better to let others use the memory, because these others might actually be able to free that memory before the grace period ends. Thus, rcu_gp_might_be_stalled() can be used to help decide whether allocating memory on an RCU free path is a semi-reasonable course of action. Cc: Joel Fernandes Cc: Uladzislau Rezki Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- include/linux/rcutree.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'include/linux/rcutree.h') diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h index 45f3f66bb04d..fbc26274af4d 100644 --- a/include/linux/rcutree.h +++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void rcu_barrier(void); bool rcu_eqs_special_set(int cpu); void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void); void kfree_rcu_scheduler_running(void); +bool rcu_gp_might_be_stalled(void); unsigned long get_state_synchronize_rcu(void); void cond_synchronize_rcu(unsigned long oldstate); -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b