[PATCH tip/core/rcu 40/55] rcu: Avoid having just-onlined CPU resched itself when RCU is idle

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Wed Sep 07 2011 - 02:24:41 EST


CPUs set rdp->qs_pending when coming online to resolve races with
grace-period start. However, this means that if RCU is idle, the
just-onlined CPU might needlessly send itself resched IPIs. Adjust
the online-CPU initialization to avoid this, and also to correctly
cause the CPU to respond to the current grace period if needed.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcutree.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index ade7883..c95fa89 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1911,8 +1911,6 @@ rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp, int preemptible)

/* Set up local state, ensuring consistent view of global state. */
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
- rdp->passed_quiesce = 0; /* We could be racing with new GP, */
- rdp->qs_pending = 1; /* so set up to respond to current GP. */
rdp->beenonline = 1; /* We have now been online. */
rdp->preemptible = preemptible;
rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = 0;
@@ -1937,8 +1935,15 @@ rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp, int preemptible)
rnp->qsmaskinit |= mask;
mask = rnp->grpmask;
if (rnp == rdp->mynode) {
- rdp->gpnum = rnp->completed; /* if GP in progress... */
+ /*
+ * If there is a grace period in progress, we will
+ * set up to wait for it next time we run the
+ * RCU core code.
+ */
+ rdp->gpnum = rnp->completed;
rdp->completed = rnp->completed;
+ rdp->passed_quiesce = 0;
+ rdp->qs_pending = 0;
rdp->passed_quiesce_gpnum = rnp->gpnum - 1;
trace_rcu_grace_period(rsp->name, rdp->gpnum, "cpuonl");
}
--
1.7.3.2

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