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    kcsan, compiler_types: Introduce __data_racy type qualifier · 31f605a3
    Marco Elver authored
    Based on the discussion at [1], it would be helpful to mark certain
    variables as explicitly "data racy", which would result in KCSAN not
    reporting data races involving any accesses on such variables. To do
    that, introduce the __data_racy type qualifier:
    
    	struct foo {
    		...
    		int __data_racy bar;
    		...
    	};
    
    In KCSAN-kernels, __data_racy turns into volatile, which KCSAN already
    treats specially by considering them "marked". In non-KCSAN kernels the
    type qualifier turns into no-op.
    
    The generated code between KCSAN-instrumented kernels and non-KCSAN
    kernels is already huge (inserted calls into runtime for every memory
    access), so the extra generated code (if any) due to volatile for few
    such __data_racy variables are unlikely to have measurable impact on
    performance.
    
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wi3iondeh_9V2g3Qz5oHTRjLsOpoy83hb58MVh=nRZe0A@mail.gmail.com/
    
     [1]
    Suggested-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: M...
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