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thread_info: include <current.h> for THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK (WAS: [PATCH 2/3] sched/preempt: include asm/current.h)

Message ID 1476441745-10765-1-git-send-email-mark.rutland@arm.com
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Mark Rutland Oct. 14, 2016, 10:42 a.m. UTC
When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected, the current_thread_info()
macro relies on current having been defined prior to its use. However,
not all users of current_thread_info() include <asm/current.h>, and thus
current is not guaranteed to be defined.

When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is not selected, it's possible that
get_current() / current are based upon current_thread_info(), and
<asm/current.h> includes <asm/thread_info.h>. Thus always including
<asm/current.h> would result in circular dependences on some platforms.

To ensure both cases work, this patch includes <asm/current.h>, but only
when CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected.

Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>

---
 include/linux/thread_info.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

As discussed, it would be great if this could go in along with the patch to
make thread_info arch-specific again, to make merging the arch-specific parts
easier (for arm64 and s390).

Mark.

-- 
1.9.1

Comments

Mark Rutland Oct. 17, 2016, 2:48 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 11:42:25AM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected, the current_thread_info()

> macro relies on current having been defined prior to its use. However,

> not all users of current_thread_info() include <asm/current.h>, and thus

> current is not guaranteed to be defined.

> 

> When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is not selected, it's possible that

> get_current() / current are based upon current_thread_info(), and

> <asm/current.h> includes <asm/thread_info.h>. Thus always including

> <asm/current.h> would result in circular dependences on some platforms.

> 

> To ensure both cases work, this patch includes <asm/current.h>, but only

> when CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected.

> 

> Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>

> ---

>  include/linux/thread_info.h | 1 +

>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

> 

> As discussed, it would be great if this could go in along with the patch to

> make thread_info arch-specific again, to make merging the arch-specific parts

> easier (for arm64 and s390).


Urrgh; I've just recalled that this patch alone is insufficient. The
h8300 arch code has an unfixed bug [1], and relies on some implicit
definition ordering that will be broken by this patch.

I have a workaround/cleanup for core code that I'll send with an updated
version of my arm64 series shortly.

Thanks,
Mark.

[1] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/<1476714934-11635-1-git-send-email-mark.rutland@arm.com

> Mark.

> 

> diff --git a/include/linux/thread_info.h b/include/linux/thread_info.h

> index 45f004e..521f84b 100644

> --- a/include/linux/thread_info.h

> +++ b/include/linux/thread_info.h

> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct thread_info {

>  #endif

>  

>  #ifdef CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK

> +#include <asm/current.h>

>  #define current_thread_info() ((struct thread_info *)current)

>  #endif

>  

> -- 

> 1.9.1

>
Mark Rutland Oct. 17, 2016, 5:33 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 03:48:13PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 11:42:25AM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:

> > When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected, the current_thread_info()

> > macro relies on current having been defined prior to its use. However,

> > not all users of current_thread_info() include <asm/current.h>, and thus

> > current is not guaranteed to be defined.

> > 

> > When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is not selected, it's possible that

> > get_current() / current are based upon current_thread_info(), and

> > <asm/current.h> includes <asm/thread_info.h>. Thus always including

> > <asm/current.h> would result in circular dependences on some platforms.

> > 

> > To ensure both cases work, this patch includes <asm/current.h>, but only

> > when CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected.

> > 

> > Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>

> > ---

> >  include/linux/thread_info.h | 1 +

> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

> > 

> > As discussed, it would be great if this could go in along with the patch to

> > make thread_info arch-specific again, to make merging the arch-specific parts

> > easier (for arm64 and s390).

> 

> Urrgh; I've just recalled that this patch alone is insufficient. The

> h8300 arch code has an unfixed bug [1], and relies on some implicit

> definition ordering that will be broken by this patch.

> 

> I have a workaround/cleanup for core code that I'll send with an updated

> version of my arm64 series shortly.


Looks like I spoke too soon. I have another circular include issue with
raw_smp_processor_id() and task_struct::cpu to solve -- it looks like
s390 doesn't suffer from that per my reading of your headers.

In the mean time, I've pushed out a branch [2] with the common patches,
atop of v4.9-rc1.

Thanks,
Mark.

[1] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/<1476714934-11635-1-git-send-email-mark.rutland@arm.com
[2] https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/mark/linux.git/log/?h=core/ti-stack-split
Heiko Carstens Oct. 18, 2016, 10:34 a.m. UTC | #3
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 06:33:15PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 03:48:13PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:

> > On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 11:42:25AM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:

> > > When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected, the current_thread_info()

> > > macro relies on current having been defined prior to its use. However,

> > > not all users of current_thread_info() include <asm/current.h>, and thus

> > > current is not guaranteed to be defined.

> > > 

> > > When CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is not selected, it's possible that

> > > get_current() / current are based upon current_thread_info(), and

> > > <asm/current.h> includes <asm/thread_info.h>. Thus always including

> > > <asm/current.h> would result in circular dependences on some platforms.

> > > 

> > > To ensure both cases work, this patch includes <asm/current.h>, but only

> > > when CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK is selected.

> > > 

> > > Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>

> > > ---

> > >  include/linux/thread_info.h | 1 +

> > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

> > > 

> > > As discussed, it would be great if this could go in along with the patch to

> > > make thread_info arch-specific again, to make merging the arch-specific parts

> > > easier (for arm64 and s390).

> > 

> > Urrgh; I've just recalled that this patch alone is insufficient. The

> > h8300 arch code has an unfixed bug [1], and relies on some implicit

> > definition ordering that will be broken by this patch.

> > 

> > I have a workaround/cleanup for core code that I'll send with an updated

> > version of my arm64 series shortly.

> 

> Looks like I spoke too soon. I have another circular include issue with

> raw_smp_processor_id() and task_struct::cpu to solve -- it looks like

> s390 doesn't suffer from that per my reading of your headers.


That's correct.

> In the mean time, I've pushed out a branch [2] with the common patches,

> atop of v4.9-rc1.


I just verified that your branch works fine for s390 (with and without the
THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK conversion).

Thanks,
Heiko
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Patch

diff --git a/include/linux/thread_info.h b/include/linux/thread_info.h
index 45f004e..521f84b 100644
--- a/include/linux/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/thread_info.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@  struct thread_info {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
+#include <asm/current.h>
 #define current_thread_info() ((struct thread_info *)current)
 #endif