user/sven/linux.git/kernel/rcu/tree.h, branch v5.3.14

rcu: Rename rcu_data's ->deferred_qs to ->exp_deferred_qs

2019-05-28T15:48:19Z

The rcu_data structure's ->deferred_qs field is used to indicate that the current CPU is blocking an expedited grace period (perhaps a future one). Given that it is used only for expedited grace periods, its current name is misleading, so this commit renames it to ->exp_deferred_qs. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Use irq_work to get scheduler's attention in clean context

2019-05-25T21:50:49Z

When rcu_read_unlock_special() is invoked with interrupts disabled, is either not in an interrupt handler or is not using RCU_SOFTIRQ, is not the first RCU read-side critical section in the chain, and either there is an expedited grace period in flight or this is a NO_HZ_FULL kernel, the end of the grace period can be unduly delayed. The reason for this is that it is not safe to do wakeups in this situation. This commit fixes this problem by using the irq_work subsystem to force a later interrupt handler in a clean environment. Because set_tsk_need_resched(current) and set_preempt_need_resched() are invoked prior to this, the scheduler will force a context switch upon return from this interrupt (though perhaps at the end of any interrupted preempt-disable or BH-disable region of code), which will invoke rcu_note_context_switch() (again in a clean environment), which will in turn give RCU the chance to report the deferred quiescent state. Of course, by then this task might be within another RCU read-side critical section. But that will be detected at that time and reporting will be further deferred to the outermost rcu_read_unlock(). See rcu_preempt_need_deferred_qs() and rcu_preempt_deferred_qs() for more details on the checking. Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Enable elimination of Tree-RCU softirq processing

2019-05-25T21:50:46Z

Some workloads need to change kthread priority for RCU core processing without affecting other softirq work. This commit therefore introduces the rcutree.use_softirq kernel boot parameter, which moves the RCU core work from softirq to a per-CPU SCHED_OTHER kthread named rcuc. Use of SCHED_OTHER approach avoids the scalability problems that appeared with the earlier attempt to move RCU core processing to from softirq to kthreads. That said, kernels built with RCU_BOOST=y will run the rcuc kthreads at the RCU-boosting priority. Note that rcutree.use_softirq=0 must be specified to move RCU core processing to the rcuc kthreads: rcutree.use_softirq=1 is the default. Reported-by: Thomas Gleixner Tested-by: Mike Galbraith Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior [ paulmck: Adjust for invoke_rcu_callbacks() only ever being invoked from RCU core processing, in contrast to softirq->rcuc transition in old mainline RCU priority boosting. ] [ paulmck: Avoid wakeups when scheduler might have invoked rcu_read_unlock() while holding rq or pi locks, also possibly fixing a pre-existing latent bug involving raise_softirq()-induced wakeups. ] Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Move forward-progress checkers into tree_stall.h

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

This commit further consolidates stall-warning functionality by moving forward-progress checkers into kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h, updating a comment or two while in the area. More specifically, this commit moves show_rcu_gp_kthreads(), rcu_check_gp_start_stall(), rcu_fwd_progress_check(), sysrq_rcu, sysrq_show_rcu(), sysrq_rcudump_op, and rcu_sysrq_init() from kernel/rcu/tree.c to kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Move irq-disabled stall-warning checking to tree_stall.h

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

The rcu_iw_handler() function's sole purpose in life is to indicate whether a stalled CPU had interrupts disabled, so it belongs in kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h. This commit therefore makes that move, clarifying its header comment while in the area. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Organize functions in tree_stall.h

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

This commit does only code movement, removal of now-unneeded forward declarations, and addition of comments. It organizes the functions that implement RCU CPU stall warnings for normal grace periods into three categories: 1. Control of RCU CPU stall warnings, including computing timeouts. 2. Interaction of stall warnings with grace periods. 3. Actual printing of the RCU CPU stall-warning messages. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Move FAST_NO_HZ stall-warning code to tree_stall.h

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

This commit further consolidates the stall-warning code by moving print_cpu_stall_info() and its helper functions along with zero_cpu_stall_ticks() to kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Inline RCU stall-warning info helper functions

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

The print_cpu_stall_info_begin() and print_cpu_stall_info_end() print a single character each onto the console, and are a holdover from a time when RCU CPU stall warning messages could be abbreviated using a long-gone Kconfig option. This commit therefore adds these single characters to already-printed strings in the calling functions, and then eliminates both print_cpu_stall_info_begin() and print_cpu_stall_info_end(). Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Inline RCU task stall-warning helper functions

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

The rcu_print_detail_task_stall(), rcu_print_task_stall_begin(), and rcu_print_task_stall_end() functions were defined to allow long-gone Kconfig options to provide an abbreviated RCU CPU stall warning printout. This commit saves a few lines of code by inlining them into their sole callers. While in the area, a useless call of rcu_print_detail_task_stall_rnp() on the root rcu_node structure was eliminated. If there is only one rcu_node structure, its tasks get printed twice, but if there are more, the root rcu_node structure is guaranteed to have an empty list of blocked tasks, hence the uselessness. (Long ago, root rcu_node structures with non-empty ->blkd_tasks lists could happen, but no longer.) Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Move RCU CPU stall-warning code out of tree.c

2019-03-26T21:40:13Z

This commit completes the process of consolidating the code for RCU CPU stall warnings for normal grace periods by moving the remaining such code from kernel/rcu/tree.c to kernel/rcu/tree_stall.h. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney