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[PATCH v3 tip/core/rcu 31/40] srcu: Allow a second bit in rcu_seq for SRCU state

From "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH v3 tip/core/rcu 31/40] srcu: Allow a second bit in rcu_seq for SRCU state
Date 2017-04-19 19:00 +0200
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This commit increases the number of reserved bits at the bottom of an
rcu_seq grace-period counter from one to two, as will be needed to
accommodate SRCU's three-state grace periods.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/rcu.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
index c62df93bfc1b..87a0ac95b551 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
  * Grace-period counter management.
  */
 
-#define RCU_SEQ_CTR_SHIFT	1
+#define RCU_SEQ_CTR_SHIFT	2
 #define RCU_SEQ_STATE_MASK	((1 << RCU_SEQ_CTR_SHIFT) - 1)
 
 /*
-- 
2.5.2

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[PATCH v3 tip/core/rcu 31/40] srcu: Allow a second bit in rcu_seq for SRCU state "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-19 19:00 +0200

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