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RCU_READ_LOCK_BH_HEL(9) Driver Basics RCU_READ_LOCK_BH_HEL(9)

NAME

rcu_read_lock_bh_held - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section?

SYNOPSIS

int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void);

ARGUMENTS

void
no arguments

DESCRIPTION

Check for bottom half being disabled, which covers both the CONFIG_PROVE_RCU and not cases. Note that if someone uses rcu_read_lock_bh, but then later enables BH, lockdep (if enabled) will show the situation. This is useful for debug checks in functions that require that they be called within an RCU read-side critical section.
Check debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled to prevent false positives during boot.
Note that rcu_read_lock is disallowed if the CPU is either idle or offline from an RCU perspective, so check for those as well.

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January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.