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2018-07-12doc: Update data-structure documentation for ->gp_seqPaul E. McKenney1-55/+63
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-12-11Merge branches 'cond_resched.2017.12.04a', 'dyntick.2017.11.28a', ↵Paul E. McKenney1-14/+32
'fixes.2017.12.11a', 'srbd.2017.12.05a' and 'torture.2017.12.11a' into HEAD cond_resched.2017.12.04a: Convert cond_resched_rcu_qs() to cond_resched() dyntick.2017.11.28a: Make RCU dynticks handle interrupts from NMI fixes.2017.12.11a: Miscellaneous fixes srbd.2017.12.05a: Remove now-redundant smp_read_barrier_depends() torture.2017.12.11a: Torture-testing update
2017-12-04doc: Eliminate cond_resched_rcu_qs() in favor of cond_resched()Paul E. McKenney1-1/+2
Now that cond_resched() also provides RCU quiescent states when needed, it can be used in place of cond_resched_rcu_qs(). This commit therefore documents this change. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-11-28doc: Update dyntick-idle design documentation for NMI/irq consolidationPaul E. McKenney1-14/+32
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-04-21Merge branches 'doc.2017.04.12a', 'fixes.2017.04.19a' and 'srcu.2017.04.21a' ↵Paul E. McKenney1-1/+25
into HEAD doc.2017.04.12a: Documentation updates fixes.2017.04.19a: Miscellaneous fixes srcu.2017.04.21a: Parallelize SRCU callback handling
2017-04-18rcu: Place guard on rcu_all_qs() and rcu_note_context_switch() actionsPaul E. McKenney1-1/+10
The rcu_all_qs() and rcu_note_context_switch() do a series of checks, taking various actions to supply RCU with quiescent states, depending on the outcomes of the various checks. This is a bit much for scheduling fastpaths, so this commit creates a separate ->rcu_urgent_qs field in the rcu_dynticks structure that acts as a global guard for these checks. Thus, in the common case, rcu_all_qs() and rcu_note_context_switch() check the ->rcu_urgent_qs field, find it false, and simply return. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
2017-04-18rcu: Eliminate flavor scan in rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle()Paul E. McKenney1-2/+2
The rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle() function scans the RCU flavors, checking that one of them still needs a quiescent state before doing an expensive atomic operation on the ->dynticks counter. However, this check reduces overhead only after a rare race condition, and increases complexity. This commit therefore removes the scan and the mechanism enabling the scan. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-04-18rcu: Pull rcu_qs_ctr into rcu_dynticks structurePaul E. McKenney1-2/+10
The rcu_qs_ctr variable is yet another isolated per-CPU variable, so this commit pulls it into the pre-existing rcu_dynticks per-CPU structure. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-04-18rcu: Pull rcu_sched_qs_mask into rcu_dynticks structurePaul E. McKenney1-1/+8
The rcu_sched_qs_mask variable is yet another isolated per-CPU variable, so this commit pulls it into the pre-existing rcu_dynticks per-CPU structure. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-04-12doc: Update RCU data-structure documentation for rcu_segcblistPaul E. McKenney2-85/+156
The rcu_segcblist data structure, which contains segmented lists of RCU callbacks, was recently added. This commit updates the documentation accordingly. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2017-01-14doc: Quick-Quiz answers are now inlinePaul E. McKenney1-4/+1
Now that quick-quiz answers are inline, there is no separate section containing those answers. This commit therefore removes the dangling reference from the RCU data-structures design documentation. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
2016-04-19documentation: Add documentation for RCU's major data structuresPaul E. McKenney12-0/+8291
This commit adds documentation for RCU's major data structures, including rcu_state, rcu_node, rcu_data, rcu_dynticks, and rcu_head. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>