linux/lib/errseq.c
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   1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   2#include <linux/err.h>
   3#include <linux/bug.h>
   4#include <linux/atomic.h>
   5#include <linux/errseq.h>
   6
   7/*
   8 * An errseq_t is a way of recording errors in one place, and allowing any
   9 * number of "subscribers" to tell whether it has changed since a previous
  10 * point where it was sampled.
  11 *
  12 * It's implemented as an unsigned 32-bit value. The low order bits are
  13 * designated to hold an error code (between 0 and -MAX_ERRNO). The upper bits
  14 * are used as a counter. This is done with atomics instead of locking so that
  15 * these functions can be called from any context.
  16 *
  17 * The general idea is for consumers to sample an errseq_t value. That value
  18 * can later be used to tell whether any new errors have occurred since that
  19 * sampling was done.
  20 *
  21 * Note that there is a risk of collisions if new errors are being recorded
  22 * frequently, since we have so few bits to use as a counter.
  23 *
  24 * To mitigate this, one bit is used as a flag to tell whether the value has
  25 * been sampled since a new value was recorded. That allows us to avoid bumping
  26 * the counter if no one has sampled it since the last time an error was
  27 * recorded.
  28 *
  29 * A new errseq_t should always be zeroed out.  A errseq_t value of all zeroes
  30 * is the special (but common) case where there has never been an error. An all
  31 * zero value thus serves as the "epoch" if one wishes to know whether there
  32 * has ever been an error set since it was first initialized.
  33 */
  34
  35/* The low bits are designated for error code (max of MAX_ERRNO) */
  36#define ERRSEQ_SHIFT            ilog2(MAX_ERRNO + 1)
  37
  38/* This bit is used as a flag to indicate whether the value has been seen */
  39#define ERRSEQ_SEEN             (1 << ERRSEQ_SHIFT)
  40
  41/* The lowest bit of the counter */
  42#define ERRSEQ_CTR_INC          (1 << (ERRSEQ_SHIFT + 1))
  43
  44/**
  45 * errseq_set - set a errseq_t for later reporting
  46 * @eseq: errseq_t field that should be set
  47 * @err: error to set (must be between -1 and -MAX_ERRNO)
  48 *
  49 * This function sets the error in @eseq, and increments the sequence counter
  50 * if the last sequence was sampled at some point in the past.
  51 *
  52 * Any error set will always overwrite an existing error.
  53 *
  54 * Return: The previous value, primarily for debugging purposes. The
  55 * return value should not be used as a previously sampled value in later
  56 * calls as it will not have the SEEN flag set.
  57 */
  58errseq_t errseq_set(errseq_t *eseq, int err)
  59{
  60        errseq_t cur, old;
  61
  62        /* MAX_ERRNO must be able to serve as a mask */
  63        BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(MAX_ERRNO + 1);
  64
  65        /*
  66         * Ensure the error code actually fits where we want it to go. If it
  67         * doesn't then just throw a warning and don't record anything. We
  68         * also don't accept zero here as that would effectively clear a
  69         * previous error.
  70         */
  71        old = READ_ONCE(*eseq);
  72
  73        if (WARN(unlikely(err == 0 || (unsigned int)-err > MAX_ERRNO),
  74                                "err = %d\n", err))
  75                return old;
  76
  77        for (;;) {
  78                errseq_t new;
  79
  80                /* Clear out error bits and set new error */
  81                new = (old & ~(MAX_ERRNO|ERRSEQ_SEEN)) | -err;
  82
  83                /* Only increment if someone has looked at it */
  84                if (old & ERRSEQ_SEEN)
  85                        new += ERRSEQ_CTR_INC;
  86
  87                /* If there would be no change, then call it done */
  88                if (new == old) {
  89                        cur = new;
  90                        break;
  91                }
  92
  93                /* Try to swap the new value into place */
  94                cur = cmpxchg(eseq, old, new);
  95
  96                /*
  97                 * Call it success if we did the swap or someone else beat us
  98                 * to it for the same value.
  99                 */
 100                if (likely(cur == old || cur == new))
 101                        break;
 102
 103                /* Raced with an update, try again */
 104                old = cur;
 105        }
 106        return cur;
 107}
 108EXPORT_SYMBOL(errseq_set);
 109
 110/**
 111 * errseq_sample() - Grab current errseq_t value.
 112 * @eseq: Pointer to errseq_t to be sampled.
 113 *
 114 * This function allows callers to initialise their errseq_t variable.
 115 * If the error has been "seen", new callers will not see an old error.
 116 * If there is an unseen error in @eseq, the caller of this function will
 117 * see it the next time it checks for an error.
 118 *
 119 * Context: Any context.
 120 * Return: The current errseq value.
 121 */
 122errseq_t errseq_sample(errseq_t *eseq)
 123{
 124        errseq_t old = READ_ONCE(*eseq);
 125
 126        /* If nobody has seen this error yet, then we can be the first. */
 127        if (!(old & ERRSEQ_SEEN))
 128                old = 0;
 129        return old;
 130}
 131EXPORT_SYMBOL(errseq_sample);
 132
 133/**
 134 * errseq_check() - Has an error occurred since a particular sample point?
 135 * @eseq: Pointer to errseq_t value to be checked.
 136 * @since: Previously-sampled errseq_t from which to check.
 137 *
 138 * Grab the value that eseq points to, and see if it has changed @since
 139 * the given value was sampled. The @since value is not advanced, so there
 140 * is no need to mark the value as seen.
 141 *
 142 * Return: The latest error set in the errseq_t or 0 if it hasn't changed.
 143 */
 144int errseq_check(errseq_t *eseq, errseq_t since)
 145{
 146        errseq_t cur = READ_ONCE(*eseq);
 147
 148        if (likely(cur == since))
 149                return 0;
 150        return -(cur & MAX_ERRNO);
 151}
 152EXPORT_SYMBOL(errseq_check);
 153
 154/**
 155 * errseq_check_and_advance() - Check an errseq_t and advance to current value.
 156 * @eseq: Pointer to value being checked and reported.
 157 * @since: Pointer to previously-sampled errseq_t to check against and advance.
 158 *
 159 * Grab the eseq value, and see whether it matches the value that @since
 160 * points to. If it does, then just return 0.
 161 *
 162 * If it doesn't, then the value has changed. Set the "seen" flag, and try to
 163 * swap it into place as the new eseq value. Then, set that value as the new
 164 * "since" value, and return whatever the error portion is set to.
 165 *
 166 * Note that no locking is provided here for concurrent updates to the "since"
 167 * value. The caller must provide that if necessary. Because of this, callers
 168 * may want to do a lockless errseq_check before taking the lock and calling
 169 * this.
 170 *
 171 * Return: Negative errno if one has been stored, or 0 if no new error has
 172 * occurred.
 173 */
 174int errseq_check_and_advance(errseq_t *eseq, errseq_t *since)
 175{
 176        int err = 0;
 177        errseq_t old, new;
 178
 179        /*
 180         * Most callers will want to use the inline wrapper to check this,
 181         * so that the common case of no error is handled without needing
 182         * to take the lock that protects the "since" value.
 183         */
 184        old = READ_ONCE(*eseq);
 185        if (old != *since) {
 186                /*
 187                 * Set the flag and try to swap it into place if it has
 188                 * changed.
 189                 *
 190                 * We don't care about the outcome of the swap here. If the
 191                 * swap doesn't occur, then it has either been updated by a
 192                 * writer who is altering the value in some way (updating
 193                 * counter or resetting the error), or another reader who is
 194                 * just setting the "seen" flag. Either outcome is OK, and we
 195                 * can advance "since" and return an error based on what we
 196                 * have.
 197                 */
 198                new = old | ERRSEQ_SEEN;
 199                if (new != old)
 200                        cmpxchg(eseq, old, new);
 201                *since = new;
 202                err = -(new & MAX_ERRNO);
 203        }
 204        return err;
 205}
 206EXPORT_SYMBOL(errseq_check_and_advance);
 207