seqlock: seqcount_LOCKNAME_t: Introduce PREEMPT_RT support
Preemption must be disabled before entering a sequence counter write side critical section. Otherwise the read side section can preempt the write side section and spin for the entire scheduler tick. If that reader belongs to a real-time scheduling class, it can spin forever and the kernel will livelock. Disabling preemption cannot be done for PREEMPT_RT though: it can lead to higher latencies, and the write side sections will not be able to acquire locks which become sleeping locks (e.g. spinlock_t). To remain preemptible, while avoiding a possible livelock caused by the reader preempting the writer, use a different technique: let the reader detect if a seqcount_LOCKNAME_t writer is in progress. If that's the case, acquire then release the associated LOCKNAME writer serialization lock. This will allow any possibly-preempted writer to make progress until the end of its writer serialization lock critical section. Implement this lock-unlock technique for all seqcount_LOCKNAME_t with an associated (PREEMPT_RT) sleeping lock. References: 55f3560d ("seqlock: Extend seqcount API with associated locks") Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200519214547.352050-1-a.darwish@linutronix.de
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