Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/2] RCU force_quiescent_state() fix and dyntick cleanup

Ingo Molnar
2009-10-29T09:06:21Z

* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> This patch series contains a cleanup and a fix:
>
> o Code cleanup from Lai Jiangshan that makes the calls to
> rcu_irq_enter() and rcu_irq_exit() more obviously correct.
> The previous code worked because rcu_irq_exit() is always
> an empty function if !NO_HZ.

Can go via tip:core/rcu, agreed?

>
> o Fix a low-probability race in the TREE_RCU infrastructure
> that can be triggered by extremely long grace periods.

Should go via tip:core/urgent as it's a fix for .32, agreed?

Ingo