[PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/14] rcu: Don't spawn rcub kthreads on root rcu_node structure

[Paul E. McKenney]

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Now that offlining CPUs no longer moves leaf rcu_node structures'
->blkd_tasks lists to the root, there is no way for the root rcu_node
structure's ->blkd_task list to be nonempty, unless the root node is also
the sole leaf node.  This commit therefore refrains from creating an rcub
kthread for the root rcu_node structure unless it is also the sole leaf.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index bcc6d9134d47..3e64bb197b1a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -1352,12 +1352,8 @@ static void __init rcu_spawn_boost_kthreads(void)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
 		per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu) = 0;
 	BUG_ON(smpboot_register_percpu_thread(&rcu_cpu_thread_spec));
-	rnp = rcu_get_root(rcu_state_p);
-	(void)rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rcu_state_p, rnp);
-	if (NUM_RCU_NODES > 1) {
-		rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state_p, rnp)
-			(void)rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rcu_state_p, rnp);
-	}
+	rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state_p, rnp)
+		(void)rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rcu_state_p, rnp);
 }
 
 static void rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)
-- 
1.8.1.5

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