Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull RCU fixes from Ingo Molnar:
"This tree includes a shutdown/cpu-hotplug deadlock fix and a
documentation fix."
* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
rcu: Advise most users not to enable RCU user mode
rcu: Grace-period initialization excludes only RCU notifier
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 4c93533..89e4cf6 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -496,6 +496,12 @@
excluded from the global RCU state machine and thus doesn't
to keep the timer tick on for RCU.
+ Unless you want to hack and help the development of the full
+ tickless feature, you shouldn't enable this option. It adds
+ unnecessary overhead.
+
+ If unsure say N
+
config RCU_USER_QS_FORCE
bool "Force userspace extended QS by default"
depends on RCU_USER_QS
@@ -504,6 +510,12 @@
test this feature that treats userspace as an extended quiescent
state until we have a real user like a full adaptive nohz option.
+ Unless you want to hack and help the development of the full
+ tickless feature, you shouldn't enable this option. It adds
+ unnecessary overhead.
+
+ If unsure say N
+
config RCU_FANOUT
int "Tree-based hierarchical RCU fanout value"
range 2 64 if 64BIT
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 4fb2376..74df86b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
.orphan_nxttail = &sname##_state.orphan_nxtlist, \
.orphan_donetail = &sname##_state.orphan_donelist, \
.barrier_mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(sname##_state.barrier_mutex), \
+ .onoff_mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(sname##_state.onoff_mutex), \
.name = #sname, \
}
@@ -1197,7 +1198,7 @@
raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rnp->lock);
/* Exclude any concurrent CPU-hotplug operations. */
- get_online_cpus();
+ mutex_lock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
/*
* Set the quiescent-state-needed bits in all the rcu_node
@@ -1234,7 +1235,7 @@
cond_resched();
}
- put_online_cpus();
+ mutex_unlock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
return 1;
}
@@ -1700,6 +1701,7 @@
/* Remove the dead CPU from the bitmasks in the rcu_node hierarchy. */
/* Exclude any attempts to start a new grace period. */
+ mutex_lock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rsp->onofflock, flags);
/* Orphan the dead CPU's callbacks, and adopt them if appropriate. */
@@ -1744,6 +1746,7 @@
init_callback_list(rdp);
/* Disallow further callbacks on this CPU. */
rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] = NULL;
+ mutex_unlock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
}
#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
@@ -2648,6 +2651,9 @@
struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda, cpu);
struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
+ /* Exclude new grace periods. */
+ mutex_lock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
+
/* Set up local state, ensuring consistent view of global state. */
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
rdp->beenonline = 1; /* We have now been online. */
@@ -2662,14 +2668,6 @@
rcu_prepare_for_idle_init(cpu);
raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs remain disabled. */
- /*
- * A new grace period might start here. If so, we won't be part
- * of it, but that is OK, as we are currently in a quiescent state.
- */
-
- /* Exclude any attempts to start a new GP on large systems. */
- raw_spin_lock(&rsp->onofflock); /* irqs already disabled. */
-
/* Add CPU to rcu_node bitmasks. */
rnp = rdp->mynode;
mask = rdp->grpmask;
@@ -2693,8 +2691,9 @@
raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs already disabled. */
rnp = rnp->parent;
} while (rnp != NULL && !(rnp->qsmaskinit & mask));
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
- raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rsp->onofflock, flags);
+ mutex_unlock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
}
static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_cpu(int cpu)
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index 5faf05d..a240f03 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -394,11 +394,17 @@
struct rcu_head **orphan_donetail; /* Tail of above. */
long qlen_lazy; /* Number of lazy callbacks. */
long qlen; /* Total number of callbacks. */
+ /* End of fields guarded by onofflock. */
+
+ struct mutex onoff_mutex; /* Coordinate hotplug & GPs. */
+
struct mutex barrier_mutex; /* Guards barrier fields. */
atomic_t barrier_cpu_count; /* # CPUs waiting on. */
struct completion barrier_completion; /* Wake at barrier end. */
unsigned long n_barrier_done; /* ++ at start and end of */
/* _rcu_barrier(). */
+ /* End of fields guarded by barrier_mutex. */
+
unsigned long jiffies_force_qs; /* Time at which to invoke */
/* force_quiescent_state(). */
unsigned long n_force_qs; /* Number of calls to */