[RFC PATCH 00/10] RCU: Enable callbacks to benefit from expedited grace periods
From: Puranjay Mohan
Date: Fri Apr 17 2026 - 19:13:15 EST
RCU callbacks only track normal grace period sequence numbers. This
means callbacks must wait for normal GPs even when expedited GPs have
already elapsed.
This series tracks both normal and expedited GP sequences in the
callback infrastructure using struct rcu_gp_oldstate, so callbacks
advance when either GP type completes.
Commits 1-4 prepare the callback infrastructure: SRCU and Tasks RCU are
isolated behind wrapper functions, the segment compaction logic is
factored out for reuse, gp_seq is widened to struct rcu_gp_oldstate, and
RCU_GET_STATE_NOT_TRACKED is added for subsystems that do not track
expedited GPs.
Commit 5 is the core change: rcu_segcblist_advance() checks both normal
and expedited GP completion via poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full(), and
rcu_accelerate_cbs() captures both GP sequences via
get_state_synchronize_rcu_full(). SRCU wrappers become standalone
implementations since they cannot use poll_state_synchronize_rcu_full()
which reads RCU-specific globals.
Commits 7-9 fix three notification paths so that expedited GP completion
triggers callback processing: NOCB rcuog kthreads are woken,
rcu_pending() detects the completion, and rcu_core() advances the
callbacks.
Commit 10 adds nexp and exp_interval parameters to rcuscale for testing
callback drain under concurrent expedited GP load.
Puranjay Mohan (10):
rcu/segcblist: Add SRCU and Tasks RCU wrapper functions
rcu/segcblist: Factor out rcu_segcblist_advance_compact() helper
rcu/segcblist: Change gp_seq to struct rcu_gp_oldstate gp_seq_full
rcu: Add RCU_GET_STATE_NOT_TRACKED for subsystems without expedited
GPs
rcu: Enable RCU callbacks to benefit from expedited grace periods
rcu: Update comments for gp_seq_full and expedited GP tracking
rcu: Wake NOCB rcuog kthreads on expedited grace period completion
rcu: Detect expedited grace period completion in rcu_pending()
rcu: Advance callbacks for expedited GP completion in rcu_core()
rcuscale: Add concurrent expedited GP threads for callback scaling
tests
include/linux/rcu_segcblist.h | 16 ++--
include/trace/events/rcu.h | 5 +-
kernel/rcu/rcu.h | 13 ++-
kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.h | 8 +-
kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c | 84 +++++++++++++++++++-
kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 14 ++--
kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 8 +-
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 54 +++++++++----
kernel/rcu/tree.h | 1 +
kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h | 1 +
kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h | 77 ++++++++++++++----
12 files changed, 324 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-)
base-commit: 51289896149317e0b6a4abf5d300a569c3353dca
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