Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "The main changes in this cycle were:

   - documentation updates

   - miscellaneous fixes

   - minor reorganization of code

   - torture-test updates"

* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (30 commits)
  rcu: Correctly handle sparse possible cpus
  rcu: sysctl: Panic on RCU Stall
  rcu: Fix a typo in a comment
  rcu: Make call_rcu_tasks() tolerate first call with irqs disabled
  rcu: Disable TASKS_RCU for usermode Linux
  rcu: No ordering for rcu_assign_pointer() of NULL
  rcutorture: Fix error return code in rcu_perf_init()
  torture: Inflict default jitter
  rcuperf: Don't treat gp_exp mis-setting as a WARN
  rcutorture: Drop "-soundhw pcspkr" from x86 boot arguments
  rcutorture: Don't specify the cpu type of QEMU on PPC
  rcutorture: Make -soundhw a x86 specific option
  rcutorture: Use vmlinux as the fallback kernel image
  rcutorture/doc: Create initrd using dracut
  torture: Stop onoff task if there is only one cpu
  torture: Add starvation events to error summary
  torture:  Break online and offline functions out of torture_onoff()
  torture: Forgive lengthy trace dumps and preemption
  torture: Remove CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_RUNNABLE, simplify code
  torture: Simplify code, eliminate RCU_PERF_TEST_RUNNABLE
  ...

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/initrd.txt b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/initrd.txt
index 4170e714f044..833f826d6ec2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/initrd.txt
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/initrd.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ cd initrd
 cpio -id < /tmp/initrd.img.zcat
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+Another way to create an initramfs image is using "dracut"[1], which is
+available on many distros, however the initramfs dracut generates is a cpio
+archive with another cpio archive in it, so an extra step is needed to create
+the initrd directory hierarchy.
+
+Here are the commands to create a initrd directory for rcutorture using
+dracut:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dracut --no-hostonly --no-hostonly-cmdline --module "base bash shutdown" /tmp/initramfs.img
+cd tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture
+mkdir initrd
+cd initrd
+/usr/lib/dracut/skipcpio /tmp/initramfs.img | zcat | cpio -id < /tmp/initramfs.img
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Interestingly enough, if you are running rcutorture, you don't really
 need userspace in many cases.  Running without userspace has the
 advantage of allowing you to test your kernel independently of the
@@ -89,3 +105,9 @@ while :
 do
 	sleep 10
 done
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+References:
+[1]: https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
+[2]: http://blog.elastocloud.org/2015/06/rapid-linux-kernel-devtest-with-qemu.html
+[3]: https://www.centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=51621