rcu: Fix bug in rcu_barrier() torture test
The child threads in the rcu_torture_barrier_cbs() are improperly
synchronized, which can cause the rcu_barrier() tests to hang. The
failure mode is as follows:
1. CPU 0 running in rcu_torture_barrier() sets barrier_cbs_count
to n_barrier_cbs.
2. CPU 1 running in rcu_torture_barrier_cbs() wakes up, posts
its RCU callback, and atomically decrements barrier_cbs_count.
Because barrier_cbs_count is not zero, it does not do the wake_up().
3. CPU 2 running in rcu_torture_barrier_cbs() wakes up, but
finds that barrier_cbs_count is not equal to n_barrier_cbs,
and so returns to sleep.
4. The value of barrier_cbs_count therefore never reaches zero,
which causes the test to hang.
This commit therefore uses a phase variable to coordinate the test,
preventing this scenario from occurring.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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