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* arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
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TO: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   40226a3d96ef8ab8980f032681c8bfd46d63874e
commit: 9271a40d2a1429113160ccc4c16150921600bcc1 lockdep/selftest: Add wait context selftests
date:   6 months ago
:::::: branch date: 23 hours ago
:::::: commit date: 6 months ago
config: xtensa-randconfig-s031-20210713 (attached as .config)
compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 9.3.0
reproduce:
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # apt-get install sparse
        # sparse version: v0.6.3-341-g8af24329-dirty
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9271a40d2a1429113160ccc4c16150921600bcc1
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout 9271a40d2a1429113160ccc4c16150921600bcc1
        # save the attached .config to linux build tree
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-9.3.0 make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=xtensa SHELL=/bin/bash

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>


sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
   lib/locking-selftest.c:298:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'AA_spin' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:300:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'AA_wlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:302:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'AA_rlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:321:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA1' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:327:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA1B' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:347:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA2' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:359:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA3' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:722:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'double_unlock_spin' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:724:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'double_unlock_wlock' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:726:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'double_unlock_rlock' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:753:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'init_held_spin' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:755:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'init_held_wlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:757:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'init_held_rlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2456:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rcu_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2465:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rcu_bh_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2474:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rcu_sched_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2493:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'raw_spinlock_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2502:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'spinlock_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/thread_info.h, include/asm-generic/preempt.h, arch/xtensa/include/generated/asm/preempt.h, ...):
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_NOTTHREADED_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_SOFTIRQ' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU_CALLBACK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_MUTEX' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_NOTTHREADED_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_SOFTIRQ' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU_CALLBACK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_MUTEX' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_NOTTHREADED_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_SOFTIRQ' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU_CALLBACK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_MUTEX' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit

vim +/RCU_in_HARDIRQ +91 arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h

9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  86  
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  87  /* how to get the thread information struct from C */
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  88  static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  89  {
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  90  	struct thread_info *ti;
f4431396be5b26 arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h Max Filippov 2017-12-04 @91  	 __asm__("extui %0, a1, 0, "__stringify(CURRENT_SHIFT)"\n\t"
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  92  	         "xor %0, a1, %0" : "=&r" (ti) : );
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  93  	return ti;
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  94  }
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  95  

:::::: The code at line 91 was first introduced by commit
:::::: f4431396be5b26a9960daf502d129b1b5d126f5e xtensa: consolidate kernel stack size related definitions

:::::: TO: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
:::::: CC: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

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* arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
@ 2021-05-05 11:14 kernel test robot
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From: kernel test robot @ 2021-05-05 11:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
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CC: kbuild-all(a)lists.01.org
CC: linux-kernel(a)vger.kernel.org
TO: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   d665ea6ea86c785760ee4bad4543dab3267ad074
commit: 9271a40d2a1429113160ccc4c16150921600bcc1 lockdep/selftest: Add wait context selftests
date:   4 months ago
:::::: branch date: 10 hours ago
:::::: commit date: 4 months ago
config: xtensa-randconfig-s032-20210505 (attached as .config)
compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 9.3.0
reproduce:
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # apt-get install sparse
        # sparse version: v0.6.3-341-g8af24329-dirty
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9271a40d2a1429113160ccc4c16150921600bcc1
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout 9271a40d2a1429113160ccc4c16150921600bcc1
        # save the attached .config to linux build tree
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-9.3.0 make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' W=1 ARCH=xtensa 

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>


sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
   lib/locking-selftest.c:298:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'AA_spin' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:300:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'AA_wlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:302:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'AA_rlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:321:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA1' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:327:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA1B' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:347:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA2' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:359:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rlock_AA3' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:722:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'double_unlock_spin' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:724:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'double_unlock_wlock' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:726:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'double_unlock_rlock' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:753:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'init_held_spin' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:755:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'init_held_wlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:757:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'init_held_rlock' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2456:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rcu_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2465:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rcu_bh_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2474:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'rcu_sched_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2493:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'raw_spinlock_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2502:13: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'spinlock_exit' - unexpected unlock
   lib/locking-selftest.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/thread_info.h, include/asm-generic/preempt.h, arch/xtensa/include/generated/asm/preempt.h, ...):
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_NOTTHREADED_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_SOFTIRQ' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU_CALLBACK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2573:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RCU_in_MUTEX' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_NOTTHREADED_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_SOFTIRQ' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU_CALLBACK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2574:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'RAW_SPINLOCK_in_MUTEX' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_NOTTHREADED_HARDIRQ' - wrong count at exit
>> arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h:91:10: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_SOFTIRQ' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU_CALLBACK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2575:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'SPINLOCK_in_MUTEX' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RCU' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RCU_BH' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RCU_SCHED' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_RAW_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit
   lib/locking-selftest.c:2576:1: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'MUTEX_in_SPINLOCK' - wrong count at exit

vim +/RCU_in_HARDIRQ +91 arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h

9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  86  
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  87  /* how to get the thread information struct from C */
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  88  static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  89  {
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  90  	struct thread_info *ti;
f4431396be5b26 arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h Max Filippov 2017-12-04 @91  	 __asm__("extui %0, a1, 0, "__stringify(CURRENT_SHIFT)"\n\t"
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  92  	         "xor %0, a1, %0" : "=&r" (ti) : );
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  93  	return ti;
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  94  }
9a8fd558990215 include/asm-xtensa/thread_info.h      Chris Zankel 2005-06-23  95  

:::::: The code at line 91 was first introduced by commit
:::::: f4431396be5b26a9960daf502d129b1b5d126f5e xtensa: consolidate kernel stack size related definitions

:::::: TO: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
:::::: CC: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

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