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BPF CI has revealed flakiness in the task_local_storage/exit_creds test. The failure point in CI [1] is that null_ptr_count is equal to 0, which indicates that the program hasn't run yet. This points to the kern_sync_rcu (sys_membarrier -> synchronize_rcu underneath) not waiting sufficiently. Indeed, synchronize_rcu only waits for read-side sections that started before the call. If the program execution starts *during* the synchronize_rcu invocation (due to, say, preemption), the test won't wait long enough. As a speculative fix, make the synchornize_rcu calls in a loop until an explicit run counter has gone up. [1]: https://github.com/kernel-patches/bpf/actions/runs/3268263235/jobs/5374940791 Signed-off-by: Delyan Kratunov <delyank@meta.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/156d4ef82275a074e8da8f4cffbd01b0c1466493.camel@meta.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.