[PATCH v1 2/6] rcu: Remove unused rdp parameter from trace_rcu_this_gp()

From: Joel Fernandes

Date: Sat Jul 18 2026 - 13:19:38 EST


The trace_rcu_this_gp() wrapper forwards only the rcu_node structure's
fields and the requested grace-period sequence number to the
rcu_future_grace_period tracepoint. Its rcu_data pointer parameter
has no users, but every one of the ten call sites must nevertheless
come up with an rcu_data pointer to pass in.

Remove the parameter and update all callers. This also allows
rcu_future_gp_cleanup() to drop the local rcu_data pointer that
existed solely to feed this trace call.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 23 ++++++++++-------------
kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 03a43d3d2616..ef553189ee24 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -986,8 +986,8 @@ static int rcu_watching_snap_recheck(struct rcu_data *rdp)
}

/* Trace-event wrapper function for trace_rcu_future_grace_period. */
-static void trace_rcu_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp,
- unsigned long gp_seq_req, const char *s)
+static void trace_rcu_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long gp_seq_req,
+ const char *s)
{
trace_rcu_future_grace_period(rcu_state.name, READ_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq),
gp_seq_req, rnp->level,
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
* Note that rnp_start->lock must not be released.
*/
raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp_start);
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp_start, rdp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startleaf"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp_start, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startleaf"));
for (rnp = rnp_start; 1; rnp = rnp->parent) {
if (rnp != rnp_start)
raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rnp);
@@ -1034,8 +1034,7 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
rcu_seq_started(&rnp->gp_seq, gp_seq_req) ||
(rnp != rnp_start &&
rcu_seq_state(rcu_seq_current(&rnp->gp_seq)))) {
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, gp_seq_req,
- TPS("Prestarted"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Prestarted"));
goto unlock_out;
}
WRITE_ONCE(rnp->gp_seq_needed, gp_seq_req);
@@ -1046,7 +1045,7 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
* rcu_gp_cleanup() will see the marking. Bail to
* reduce contention.
*/
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp_start, rdp, gp_seq_req,
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp_start, gp_seq_req,
TPS("Startedleaf"));
goto unlock_out;
}
@@ -1058,14 +1057,14 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,

/* If GP already in progress, just leave, otherwise start one. */
if (rcu_gp_in_progress()) {
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startedleafroot"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startedleafroot"));
goto unlock_out;
}
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startedroot"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, gp_seq_req, TPS("Startedroot"));
WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_flags, rcu_state.gp_flags | RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT);
WRITE_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_req_activity, jiffies);
if (!READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_kthread)) {
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, gp_seq_req, TPS("NoGPkthread"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, gp_seq_req, TPS("NoGPkthread"));
goto unlock_out;
}
trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, data_race(rcu_state.gp_seq), TPS("newreq"));
@@ -1088,12 +1087,11 @@ static bool rcu_start_this_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp_start, struct rcu_data *rdp,
static bool rcu_future_gp_cleanup(struct rcu_node *rnp)
{
bool needmore;
- struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);

needmore = ULONG_CMP_LT(rnp->gp_seq, rnp->gp_seq_needed);
if (!needmore)
rnp->gp_seq_needed = rnp->gp_seq; /* Avoid counter wrap. */
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, rnp->gp_seq,
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rnp->gp_seq,
needmore ? TPS("CleanupMore") : TPS("Cleanup"));
return needmore;
}
@@ -2252,8 +2250,7 @@ static noinline void rcu_gp_cleanup(void)
/* Check for GP requests since above loop. */
rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
if (!needgp && ULONG_CMP_LT(rnp->gp_seq, rnp->gp_seq_needed)) {
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rdp, rnp->gp_seq_needed,
- TPS("CleanupMore"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, rnp->gp_seq_needed, TPS("CleanupMore"));
needgp = true;
}
/* Advance CBs to reduce false positives below. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
index 373b877cf171..c4a5b4662b3a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
@@ -802,12 +802,12 @@ static noinline_for_stack void nocb_gp_wait(struct rcu_data *my_rdp)
nocb_gp_sleep(my_rdp, cpu);
} else {
rnp = my_rdp->mynode;
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, my_rdp, wait_gp_seq, TPS("StartWait"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, wait_gp_seq, TPS("StartWait"));
swait_event_interruptible_exclusive(
rnp->nocb_gp_wq[rcu_seq_ctr(wait_gp_seq) & 0x1],
rcu_seq_done(&rnp->gp_seq, wait_gp_seq) ||
!READ_ONCE(my_rdp->nocb_gp_sleep));
- trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, my_rdp, wait_gp_seq, TPS("EndWait"));
+ trace_rcu_this_gp(rnp, wait_gp_seq, TPS("EndWait"));
}

if (!rcu_nocb_poll) {
--
2.34.1