Commit 1be0085b authored Nov 03, 2014 by Paul E. McKenney

rcu: Don't initiate RCU priority boosting on root rcu_node

Because there is no longer any preempted tasks on the root rcu_node, and
because there is no longer ever an rcub kthread for the root rcu_node,
this commit drops the code in force_qs_rnp() that attempts to awaken
the non-existent root rcub kthread. This is strictly a performance
enhancement, removing a root rcu_node ->lock acquisition and release
along with some tests in rcu_initiate_boost(), ending with the test that
notes that there is no rcub kthread.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

parent 3e9f5c70

kernel/rcu/tree.c

+0 −6

Original line number	Diff line number	Diff line
		@@ -2513,12 +2513,6 @@ static void force_qs_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp,
		}
		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
		}
		rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
		if (rnp->qsmask == 0) {
		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
		smp_mb__after_unlock_lock();
		rcu_initiate_boost(rnp, flags); /* releases rnp->lock. */
		}
		}

		/*

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