Re: [PATCH, RFC, tip/core/rcu] scalable classic RCU implementation

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Aug 22 2008 - 00:44:21 EST



* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +#define MAX_RCU_LEVELS 3
> +#if NR_CPUS <= CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVELS 1
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_1 1
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_2 NR_CPUS
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_3 0
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_4 0
> +#define NUM_RCU_NODES NUM_RCU_LEVEL_1
> +#elif NR_CPUS <= CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT * CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVELS 2
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_1 1
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_2 \
> + (((NR_CPUS) + (CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT) - 1) / (CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT))
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_3 NR_CPUS
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_4 0
> +#define NUM_RCU_NODES \
> + ((NUM_RCU_LEVEL_1) + (NUM_RCU_LEVEL_2))
> +#elif NR_CPUS <= CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT * CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT * CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVELS 3
> +#define RCU_FANOUT_SQ ((CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT) * (CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT))
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_1 1
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_2 \
> + (((NR_CPUS) + (RCU_FANOUT_SQ) - 1) / (RCU_FANOUT_SQ))
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_3 \
> + ((NR_CPUS) + (CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT) - 1) / (CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT)
> +#define NUM_RCU_LEVEL_4 NR_CPUS
> +#define NUM_RCU_NODES \
> + ((NUM_RCU_LEVEL_1) + \
> + (NUM_RCU_LEVEL_2) + \
> + (NUM_RCU_LEVEL_3))
> +#else
> +#error "CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT insufficient for NR_CPUS"
> +#endif

just a quick stylistic suggestion: if feasible then such sizing ugliness
should be hidden in a Kconfig file. (if Kconfig is capable enough for
this that is)

Ingo
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