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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcutree_plugin.h | 18 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h index 643c8f650dd0..c22c4ef2a0d0 100644 --- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h +++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h @@ -1041,6 +1041,8 @@ static int synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop(void *data) * robustness against future implementation changes. */ smp_mb(); /* See above comment block. */ + if (cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask) == smp_processor_id()) + atomic_inc(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count); return 0; } @@ -1053,13 +1055,26 @@ static int synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop(void *data) * Note that it is illegal to call this function while holding any * lock that is acquired by a CPU-hotplug notifier. Failing to * observe this restriction will result in deadlock. + * + * The synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop() function is called + * in stop-CPU context, but in order to keep overhead down to a dull + * roar, we don't force this function to wait for its counterparts + * on other CPUs. One instance of this function will increment the + * synchronize_sched_expedited_count variable per call to + * try_stop_cpus(), but there is no guarantee what order this instance + * will occur in. The worst case is that it is last on one call + * to try_stop_cpus(), and the first on the next call. This means + * that piggybacking requires that synchronize_sched_expedited_count + * be incremented by 3: this guarantees that the piggybacking + * task has waited through an entire cycle of context switches, + * even in the worst case. */ void synchronize_sched_expedited(void) { int snap, trycount = 0; smp_mb(); /* ensure prior mod happens before capturing snap. */ - snap = atomic_read(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count) + 1; + snap = atomic_read(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count) + 2; get_online_cpus(); while (try_stop_cpus(cpu_online_mask, synchronize_sched_expedited_cpu_stop, @@ -1077,7 +1092,6 @@ void synchronize_sched_expedited(void) } get_online_cpus(); } - atomic_inc(&synchronize_sched_expedited_count); smp_mb__after_atomic_inc(); /* ensure post-GP actions seen after GP. */ put_online_cpus(); } |