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[PATCH tip/core/rcu 1/5] rcu: Abstract the dynticks momentary-idle operation

From "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH tip/core/rcu 1/5] rcu: Abstract the dynticks momentary-idle operation
Date 2016-11-14 19:40 +0100
Message-ID <sDukG-2cH-41@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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This commit is the first step towards full abstraction of all accesses to
the ->dynticks counter, implementing the previously open-coded atomic add
of two in a new rcu_dynticks_momentary_idle() function.  This abstraction
will ease changes to the ->dynticks counter operation.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 96c52e43f7ca..73b2b1da912d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -278,6 +278,19 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_dynticks, rcu_dynticks) = {
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE */
 };
 
+/*
+ * Do a double-increment of the ->dynticks counter to emulate a
+ * momentary idle-CPU quiescent state.
+ */
+static void rcu_dynticks_momentary_idle(void)
+{
+	struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
+	int special = atomic_add_return(2, &rdtp->dynticks);
+
+	/* It is illegal to call this from idle state. */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(special & 0x1));
+}
+
 DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(unsigned long, rcu_qs_ctr);
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_qs_ctr);
 
@@ -297,7 +310,6 @@ EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_qs_ctr);
 static void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void)
 {
 	struct rcu_data *rdp;
-	struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp;
 	int resched_mask;
 	struct rcu_state *rsp;
 
@@ -324,10 +336,7 @@ static void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void)
 		 * quiescent state, with no need for this CPU to do anything
 		 * further.
 		 */
-		rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
-		smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* Earlier stuff before QS. */
-		atomic_add(2, &rdtp->dynticks);  /* QS. */
-		smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* Later stuff after QS. */
+		rcu_dynticks_momentary_idle();
 		break;
 	}
 }
-- 
2.5.2

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