cgroup: Implement DEBUG_CGROUP_REF

It's really difficult to debug when cgroup or css refs leak. Let's add a
debug option to force the refcnt function to not be inlined so that they can
be kprobed for debugging.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <[email protected]>

Author: htejun

include/linux/cgroup.h

@@ -309,71 +309,23 @@ void css_task_iter_end(struct css_task_iter *it);
  * Inline functions.
  */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CGROUP_REF
+void css_get(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css);
+void css_get_many(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, unsigned int n);
+bool css_tryget(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css);
+bool css_tryget_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css);
+void css_put(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css);
+void css_put_many(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, unsigned int n);
+#else
+#define CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS	static inline
+#include <linux/cgroup_refcnt.h>
+#endif
+
 static inline u64 cgroup_id(const struct cgroup *cgrp)
 {
 	return cgrp->kn->id;
 }
 
-/**
- * css_get - obtain a reference on the specified css
- * @css: target css
- *
- * The caller must already have a reference.
- */
-static inline void css_get(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
-		percpu_ref_get(&css->refcnt);
-}
-
-/**
- * css_get_many - obtain references on the specified css
- * @css: target css
- * @n: number of references to get
- *
- * The caller must already have a reference.
- */
-static inline void css_get_many(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, unsigned int n)
-{
-	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
-		percpu_ref_get_many(&css->refcnt, n);
-}
-
-/**
- * css_tryget - try to obtain a reference on the specified css
- * @css: target css
- *
- * Obtain a reference on @css unless it already has reached zero and is
- * being released.  This function doesn't care whether @css is on or
- * offline.  The caller naturally needs to ensure that @css is accessible
- * but doesn't have to be holding a reference on it - IOW, RCU protected
- * access is good enough for this function.  Returns %true if a reference
- * count was successfully obtained; %false otherwise.
- */
-static inline bool css_tryget(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
-		return percpu_ref_tryget(&css->refcnt);
-	return true;
-}
-
-/**
- * css_tryget_online - try to obtain a reference on the specified css if online
- * @css: target css
- *
- * Obtain a reference on @css if it's online.  The caller naturally needs
- * to ensure that @css is accessible but doesn't have to be holding a
- * reference on it - IOW, RCU protected access is good enough for this
- * function.  Returns %true if a reference count was successfully obtained;
- * %false otherwise.
- */
-static inline bool css_tryget_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
-		return percpu_ref_tryget_live(&css->refcnt);
-	return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * css_is_dying - test whether the specified css is dying
  * @css: target css
@@ -394,31 +346,6 @@ static inline bool css_is_dying(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
 	return !(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF) && percpu_ref_is_dying(&css->refcnt);
 }
 
-/**
- * css_put - put a css reference
- * @css: target css
- *
- * Put a reference obtained via css_get() and css_tryget_online().
- */
-static inline void css_put(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
-{
-	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
-		percpu_ref_put(&css->refcnt);
-}
-
-/**
- * css_put_many - put css references
- * @css: target css
- * @n: number of references to put
- *
- * Put references obtained via css_get() and css_tryget_online().
- */
-static inline void css_put_many(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, unsigned int n)
-{
-	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
-		percpu_ref_put_many(&css->refcnt, n);
-}
-
 static inline void cgroup_get(struct cgroup *cgrp)
 {
 	css_get(&cgrp->self);

include/linux/cgroup_refcnt.h

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**
+ * css_get - obtain a reference on the specified css
+ * @css: target css
+ *
+ * The caller must already have a reference.
+ */
+CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS
+void css_get(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
+		percpu_ref_get(&css->refcnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * css_get_many - obtain references on the specified css
+ * @css: target css
+ * @n: number of references to get
+ *
+ * The caller must already have a reference.
+ */
+CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS
+void css_get_many(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, unsigned int n)
+{
+	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
+		percpu_ref_get_many(&css->refcnt, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * css_tryget - try to obtain a reference on the specified css
+ * @css: target css
+ *
+ * Obtain a reference on @css unless it already has reached zero and is
+ * being released.  This function doesn't care whether @css is on or
+ * offline.  The caller naturally needs to ensure that @css is accessible
+ * but doesn't have to be holding a reference on it - IOW, RCU protected
+ * access is good enough for this function.  Returns %true if a reference
+ * count was successfully obtained; %false otherwise.
+ */
+CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS
+bool css_tryget(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
+		return percpu_ref_tryget(&css->refcnt);
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * css_tryget_online - try to obtain a reference on the specified css if online
+ * @css: target css
+ *
+ * Obtain a reference on @css if it's online.  The caller naturally needs
+ * to ensure that @css is accessible but doesn't have to be holding a
+ * reference on it - IOW, RCU protected access is good enough for this
+ * function.  Returns %true if a reference count was successfully obtained;
+ * %false otherwise.
+ */
+CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS
+bool css_tryget_online(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
+		return percpu_ref_tryget_live(&css->refcnt);
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * css_put - put a css reference
+ * @css: target css
+ *
+ * Put a reference obtained via css_get() and css_tryget_online().
+ */
+CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS
+void css_put(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css)
+{
+	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
+		percpu_ref_put(&css->refcnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * css_put_many - put css references
+ * @css: target css
+ * @n: number of references to put
+ *
+ * Put references obtained via css_get() and css_tryget_online().
+ */
+CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS
+void css_put_many(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css, unsigned int n)
+{
+	if (!(css->flags & CSS_NO_REF))
+		percpu_ref_put_many(&css->refcnt, n);
+}

kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c

@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ static int cgroup_addrm_files(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
 			      struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype cfts[],
 			      bool is_add);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CGROUP_REF
+#define CGROUP_REF_FN_ATTRS	noinline
+#include <linux/cgroup_refcnt.h>
+#endif
+
 /**
  * cgroup_ssid_enabled - cgroup subsys enabled test by subsys ID
  * @ssid: subsys ID of interest

lib/Kconfig.debug

@@ -1701,6 +1701,16 @@ config LATENCYTOP
 	  Enable this option if you want to use the LatencyTOP tool
 	  to find out which userspace is blocking on what kernel operations.
 
+config DEBUG_CGROUP_REF
+	bool "Disable inlining of cgroup css reference count functions"
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+	depends on CGROUPS
+	depends on KPROBES
+	default n
+	help
+	  Force cgroup css reference count functions to not be inlined so
+	  that they can be kprobed for debugging.
+
 source "kernel/trace/Kconfig"
 
 config PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT