Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/10] Expedited-grace-period changes for 4.5

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Sat Dec 05 2015 - 21:26:51 EST


On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 05:06:42PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 03:58:51PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > This series contains follow-on cleanup changes to RCU's expedited
> > grace-period functionality. The patches in this series are as follows:
> >
> > 1. Short-circuit synchronize_sched_expedited() if there is only one CPU.
> >
> > 2. Update comment to clarify the role of ->expmaskinitnext.
> >
> > 3. Separate concerns by moving smp_mb() from rcu_seq_snap() to
> > rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap().
> >
> > 4. Safe a few lines of code by inverting the sense of
> > sync_rcu_exp_select_cpus() "if" statement.
> >
> > 5. Reduce expedited GP memory contention via per-CPU variables.
> >
> > 6. Get rid of (some) empty stall-warning messages by resolving
> > stall-warning ties.
> >
> > 7. Add more diagnostics to expedited stall warning messages.
> >
> > 8. Add rcu_normal kernel parameter to suppress expediting for
> > the benefit of aggressive real-time systems.
> >
> > 9-10. Allow expedited grace periods to be disabled just before init
> > is spawned, allowing them to speed up boot without interfering
> > with run-time real-time workloads.
>
> This cover letter doesn't seem to match the patch series that shows up
> as replies to it. The patch series has 13 patches, numbered 01/13 to
> 13/13. You sent a separate cover letter, not part of this thread, that
> seems to match up.

Indeed, not one of my better patch submissions. :-/

Thanx, Paul

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