Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/3] rcu: Optimize RCU_FAST_NO_HZ for RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL

From: Josh Triplett
Date: Mon Feb 17 2014 - 16:55:08 EST


On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 01:40:27PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> If CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL=y, then no CPU will ever have RCU callbacks
> because these callbacks will instead be handled by the rcuo kthreads.
> However, the current version of RCU_FAST_NO_HZ nevertheless checks for RCU
> callbacks. This commit therefore creates static inline implementations
> of rcu_prepare_for_idle() and rcu_cleanup_after_idle() that are no-ops
> when CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL=y.

"creates static inline implementations" isn't quite accurate; they're
static, and in the header, and the compiler is likely to inline the
no-op versions, but they're not actually marked as inline. The commit
message should just say that it turns the implementations into no-ops.

> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> index 820b06aefbee..41afc3fbfb6c 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
> @@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ extern int tick_nohz_active;
> * only if it has been awhile since the last time we did so. Afterwards,
> * if there are any callbacks ready for immediate invocation, return true.
> */
> -static bool rcu_try_advance_all_cbs(void)
> +static bool __maybe_unused rcu_try_advance_all_cbs(void)
> {
> bool cbs_ready = false;
> struct rcu_data *rdp;
> @@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu, unsigned long *dj)
> */
> static void rcu_prepare_for_idle(int cpu)
> {
> +#ifndef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL
> struct rcu_data *rdp;
> struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = &per_cpu(rcu_dynticks, cpu);
> struct rcu_node *rnp;
> @@ -1794,6 +1795,7 @@ static void rcu_prepare_for_idle(int cpu)
> rcu_accelerate_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
> raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs remain disabled. */
> }
> +#endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL */
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -1803,11 +1805,12 @@ static void rcu_prepare_for_idle(int cpu)
> */
> static void rcu_cleanup_after_idle(int cpu)
> {
> -
> +#ifndef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL
> if (rcu_is_nocb_cpu(cpu))
> return;
> if (rcu_try_advance_all_cbs())
> invoke_rcu_core();
> +#endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL */
> }
>
> /*
> --
> 1.8.1.5
>
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