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diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index e578dd327c64..b3ea3ac3a2b5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ void rcu_note_context_switch(int cpu)
{
trace_rcu_utilization("Start context switch");
rcu_sched_qs(cpu);
- rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(cpu);
trace_rcu_utilization("End context switch");
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_note_context_switch);
@@ -1953,6 +1952,38 @@ void call_rcu_bh(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu))
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_rcu_bh);
+/*
+ * Because a context switch is a grace period for RCU-sched and RCU-bh,
+ * any blocking grace-period wait automatically implies a grace period
+ * if there is only one CPU online at any point time during execution
+ * of either synchronize_sched() or synchronize_rcu_bh(). It is OK to
+ * occasionally incorrectly indicate that there are multiple CPUs online
+ * when there was in fact only one the whole time, as this just adds
+ * some overhead: RCU still operates correctly.
+ *
+ * Of course, sampling num_online_cpus() with preemption enabled can
+ * give erroneous results if there are concurrent CPU-hotplug operations.
+ * For example, given a demonic sequence of preemptions in num_online_cpus()
+ * and CPU-hotplug operations, there could be two or more CPUs online at
+ * all times, but num_online_cpus() might well return one (or even zero).
+ *
+ * However, all such demonic sequences require at least one CPU-offline
+ * operation. Furthermore, rcu_blocking_is_gp() giving the wrong answer
+ * is only a problem if there is an RCU read-side critical section executing
+ * throughout. But RCU-sched and RCU-bh read-side critical sections
+ * disable either preemption or bh, which prevents a CPU from going offline.
+ * Therefore, the only way that rcu_blocking_is_gp() can incorrectly return
+ * that there is only one CPU when in fact there was more than one throughout
+ * is when there were no RCU readers in the system. If there are no
+ * RCU readers, the grace period by definition can be of zero length,
+ * regardless of the number of online CPUs.
+ */
+static inline int rcu_blocking_is_gp(void)
+{
+ might_sleep(); /* Check for RCU read-side critical section. */
+ return num_online_cpus() <= 1;
+}
+
/**
* synchronize_sched - wait until an rcu-sched grace period has elapsed.
*
@@ -2543,7 +2574,7 @@ static void __init rcu_init_levelspread(struct rcu_state *rsp)
for (i = NUM_RCU_LVLS - 1; i > 0; i--)
rsp->levelspread[i] = CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT;
- rsp->levelspread[0] = RCU_FANOUT_LEAF;
+ rsp->levelspread[0] = CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_LEAF;
}
#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_EXACT */
static void __init rcu_init_levelspread(struct rcu_state *rsp)