rcu-tasks: Provide rcu_trace_implies_rcu_gp()

As an accident of implementation, an RCU Tasks Trace grace period also
acts as an RCU grace period.  However, this could change at any time.
This commit therefore creates an rcu_trace_implies_rcu_gp() that currently
returns true to codify this accident.  Code relying on this accident
must call this function to verify that this accident is still happening.

Reported-by: Hou Tao <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <[email protected]>
Cc: Martin KaFai Lau <[email protected]>

Author: paulmckrcu

include/linux/rcupdate.h

@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ static inline void exit_tasks_rcu_start(void) { }
 static inline void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) { }
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
 
+/**
+ * rcu_trace_implies_rcu_gp - does an RCU Tasks Trace grace period imply an RCU grace period?
+ *
+ * As an accident of implementation, an RCU Tasks Trace grace period also
+ * acts as an RCU grace period.  However, this could change at any time.
+ * Code relying on this accident must call this function to verify that
+ * this accident is still happening.
+ *
+ * You have been warned!
+ */
+static inline bool rcu_trace_implies_rcu_gp(void) { return true; }
+
 /**
  * cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs - Report potential quiescent states to RCU
  *

kernel/rcu/tasks.h

@@ -1535,6 +1535,8 @@ static void rcu_tasks_trace_postscan(struct list_head *hop)
 {
 	// Wait for late-stage exiting tasks to finish exiting.
 	// These might have passed the call to exit_tasks_rcu_finish().
+
+	// If you remove the following line, update rcu_trace_implies_rcu_gp()!!!
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	// Any tasks that exit after this point will set
 	// TRC_NEED_QS_CHECKED in ->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs.