Re: [PATCH 0/3] rcu: Fix some rcu uses in extended quiescent state

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:34:29PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> First patch lays the ground to fix rcu uses in dyntick idle mode
> by splitting rcu extended qs state logic from tick nohz one.
> 
> The rest fixes the misuses that RCU has detected for me in x86.

These look good to me -- I have queued them and will try testing
them out.

> I'll try to fix those Paul has detected in PowerPc.

Looking forward to that one as well.  ;-)

It would be really cool if this approach could serve as RCU's idle-CPU
detection regardless of whether or not CONFIG_NO_HZ was set.  For one
thing, this would simplify the RCU code that treats idle tasks as extended
quiescent states.  Except during boot time.  :-/

							Thanx, Paul

> Frederic Weisbecker (3):
>   nohz: Split extended quiescent state handling from nohz switch
>   x86: Enter rcu extended qs after idle notifier call
>   x86: Call idle notifier after irq_enter()
> 
>  arch/arm/kernel/process.c                |    4 +-
>  arch/avr32/kernel/process.c              |    4 +-
>  arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c           |    4 +-
>  arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c         |    4 +-
>  arch/mips/kernel/process.c               |    4 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c               |    4 +-
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/setup.c   |    8 +++---
>  arch/s390/kernel/process.c               |    4 +-
>  arch/sh/kernel/idle.c                    |    2 +-
>  arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c           |    4 +-
>  arch/tile/kernel/process.c               |    4 +-
>  arch/um/kernel/process.c                 |    4 +-
>  arch/unicore32/kernel/process.c          |    4 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c              |    6 ++--
>  arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c           |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c         |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/therm_throt.c |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/threshold.c   |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/irq.c                    |    6 ++--
>  arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c             |    4 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c             |    5 ++++
>  include/linux/tick.h                     |   10 +++++--
>  kernel/time/tick-sched.c                 |   36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  23 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
> 
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