[PATCH] edac,rcu: use synchronize_rcu() instead of call_rcu()+rcu_barrier()

From: Lai Jiangshan
Date: Wed May 11 2011 - 22:35:31 EST


synchronize_rcu() does the stuff as needed.

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/edac/edac_core.h | 12 ------------
drivers/edac/edac_device.c | 24 ++++++------------------
drivers/edac/edac_mc.c | 16 ++++++----------
drivers/edac/edac_pci.c | 21 ++++++---------------
4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
index eefa350..55b8278 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_core.h
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@ struct mem_ctl_info {
u32 ce_count; /* Total Correctable Errors for this MC */
unsigned long start_time; /* mci load start time (in jiffies) */

- /* this stuff is for safe removal of mc devices from global list while
- * NMI handlers may be traversing list
- */
- struct rcu_head rcu;
struct completion complete;

/* edac sysfs device control */
@@ -620,10 +616,6 @@ struct edac_device_ctl_info {

unsigned long start_time; /* edac_device load start time (jiffies) */

- /* these are for safe removal of mc devices from global list while
- * NMI handlers may be traversing list
- */
- struct rcu_head rcu;
struct completion removal_complete;

/* sysfs top name under 'edac' directory
@@ -722,10 +714,6 @@ struct edac_pci_ctl_info {

unsigned long start_time; /* edac_pci load start time (jiffies) */

- /* these are for safe removal of devices from global list while
- * NMI handlers may be traversing list
- */
- struct rcu_head rcu;
struct completion complete;

/* sysfs top name under 'edac' directory
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index a7408cf..c3f6743 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -346,30 +346,18 @@ fail1:
}

/*
- * complete_edac_device_list_del
- *
- * callback function when reference count is zero
- */
-static void complete_edac_device_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
- struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev;
-
- edac_dev = container_of(head, struct edac_device_ctl_info, rcu);
- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&edac_dev->link);
-}
-
-/*
* del_edac_device_from_global_list
- *
- * remove the RCU, setup for a callback call,
- * then wait for the callback to occur
*/
static void del_edac_device_from_global_list(struct edac_device_ctl_info
*edac_device)
{
list_del_rcu(&edac_device->link);
- call_rcu(&edac_device->rcu, complete_edac_device_list_del);
- rcu_barrier();
+
+ /* these are for safe removal of devices from global list while
+ * NMI handlers may be traversing list
+ */
+ synchronize_rcu();
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&edac_device->link);
}

/*
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 1d80560..d69144a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -447,20 +447,16 @@ fail1:
return 1;
}

-static void complete_mc_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
- struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
-
- mci = container_of(head, struct mem_ctl_info, rcu);
- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mci->link);
-}
-
static void del_mc_from_global_list(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
{
atomic_dec(&edac_handlers);
list_del_rcu(&mci->link);
- call_rcu(&mci->rcu, complete_mc_list_del);
- rcu_barrier();
+
+ /* these are for safe removal of devices from global list while
+ * NMI handlers may be traversing list
+ */
+ synchronize_rcu();
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mci->link);
}

/**
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
index efb5d56..2b378207 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
@@ -164,19 +164,6 @@ fail1:
}

/*
- * complete_edac_pci_list_del
- *
- * RCU completion callback to indicate item is deleted
- */
-static void complete_edac_pci_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
- struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci;
-
- pci = container_of(head, struct edac_pci_ctl_info, rcu);
- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pci->link);
-}
-
-/*
* del_edac_pci_from_global_list
*
* remove the PCI control struct from the global list
@@ -184,8 +171,12 @@ static void complete_edac_pci_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
static void del_edac_pci_from_global_list(struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci)
{
list_del_rcu(&pci->link);
- call_rcu(&pci->rcu, complete_edac_pci_list_del);
- rcu_barrier();
+
+ /* these are for safe removal of devices from global list while
+ * NMI handlers may be traversing list
+ */
+ synchronize_rcu();
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pci->link);
}

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