Re: [PATCH 1/4] rcu: Don't check irq nesting from rcu idle entry/exit

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Mon Nov 28 2011 - 19:58:40 EST


On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 04:39:31PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 01:26:01AM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 04:22:44PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:24:44PM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > > rcu_idle_enter() and rcu_idle_exit() don't need to check
> > > > the irq nesting as they are not called from irq.
> > > >
> > > > Only check dyntick_nesting from rcu_irq_enter() and
> > > > rcu_irq_exit().
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > kernel/rcutree.c | 18 ++++++++----------
> > > > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > I have queued this. I had to update it to deal with a recent conflicting
> > > update, please see below for the new version.
> > >
> > > Thanx, Paul
> >
> > Hmm, seems there is a problem. Look below:
>
> Good eyes!

A real falcon!

> How about the following instead?

Yeah looks good.

Thanks!

>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> rcu: Don't check irq nesting from rcu idle entry/exit
>
> Because tasks do not nest, rcu_idle_enter() and rcu_idle_exit() do
> not need to check for nesting. This commit therefore moves nesting
> checks from rcu_idle_enter_common() to rcu_irq_exit() and from
> rcu_idle_exit_common() to rcu_irq_enter().
>
> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
> index bf085d7..860c02c 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcutree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
> @@ -350,10 +350,6 @@ static int rcu_implicit_offline_qs(struct rcu_data *rdp)
> */
> static void rcu_idle_enter_common(struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp, long long oldval)
> {
> - if (rdtp->dynticks_nesting) {
> - trace_rcu_dyntick("--=", oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> - return;
> - }
> trace_rcu_dyntick("Start", oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> if (!is_idle_task(current)) {
> struct task_struct *idle = idle_task(smp_processor_id());
> @@ -426,7 +422,10 @@ void rcu_irq_exit(void)
> oldval = rdtp->dynticks_nesting;
> rdtp->dynticks_nesting--;
> WARN_ON_ONCE(rdtp->dynticks_nesting < 0);
> - rcu_idle_enter_common(rdtp, oldval);
> + if (rdtp->dynticks_nesting)
> + trace_rcu_dyntick("--=", oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> + else
> + rcu_idle_enter_common(rdtp, oldval);
> local_irq_restore(flags);
> }
>
> @@ -439,10 +438,6 @@ void rcu_irq_exit(void)
> */
> static void rcu_idle_exit_common(struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp, long long oldval)
> {
> - if (oldval) {
> - trace_rcu_dyntick("++=", oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> - return;
> - }
> smp_mb__before_atomic_inc(); /* Force ordering w/previous sojourn. */
> atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> /* CPUs seeing atomic_inc() must see later RCU read-side crit sects */
> @@ -518,7 +513,10 @@ void rcu_irq_enter(void)
> oldval = rdtp->dynticks_nesting;
> rdtp->dynticks_nesting++;
> WARN_ON_ONCE(rdtp->dynticks_nesting == 0);
> - rcu_idle_exit_common(rdtp, oldval);
> + if (oldval)
> + trace_rcu_dyntick("++=", oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> + else
> + rcu_idle_exit_common(rdtp, oldval);
> local_irq_restore(flags);
> }
>
>
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