[RFC PATCH] rcu: move SRCU grace period work to power efficient workqueue

From: Zoran Markovic
Date: Fri Jan 31 2014 - 14:53:38 EST


From: Shaibal Dutta <shaibal.dutta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

For better use of CPU idle time, allow the scheduler to select the CPU
on which the SRCU grace period work would be scheduled. This improves
idle residency time and conserves power.

This functionality is enabled when CONFIG_WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT is selected.

Cc: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Shaibal Dutta <shaibal.dutta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
[zoran.markovic@xxxxxxxxxx: Rebased to latest kernel version. Added commit
message. Fixed code alignment.]
---
kernel/rcu/srcu.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcu.c b/kernel/rcu/srcu.c
index 3318d82..a1ebe6d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcu.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcu.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, struct rcu_head *head,
rcu_batch_queue(&sp->batch_queue, head);
if (!sp->running) {
sp->running = true;
- schedule_delayed_work(&sp->work, 0);
+ queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq, &sp->work, 0);
}
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sp->queue_lock, flags);
}
@@ -674,7 +674,8 @@ static void srcu_reschedule(struct srcu_struct *sp)
}

if (pending)
- schedule_delayed_work(&sp->work, SRCU_INTERVAL);
+ queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+ &sp->work, SRCU_INTERVAL);
}

/*
--
1.7.9.5

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