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<title>linux-toradex.git/include/linux/srcutree.h, branch v5.0-rc3</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>srcu: Use "ssp" instead of "sp" for srcu_struct pointer</title>
<updated>2018-11-27T17:24:17+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-10-28T17:32:51+00:00</published>
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In RCU, the distinction between "rsp", "rnp", and "rdp" has served well
for a great many years, but in SRCU, "sp" vs. "sdp" has proven confusing.
This commit therefore renames SRCU's "sp" pointers to "ssp", so that there
is "ssp" for srcu_struct pointer, "snp" for srcu_node pointer, and "sdp"
for srcu_data pointer.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.ibm.com&gt;
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In RCU, the distinction between "rsp", "rnp", and "rdp" has served well
for a great many years, but in SRCU, "sp" vs. "sdp" has proven confusing.
This commit therefore renames SRCU's "sp" pointers to "ssp", so that there
is "ssp" for srcu_struct pointer, "snp" for srcu_node pointer, and "sdp"
for srcu_data pointer.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.ibm.com&gt;
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<title>srcu: Make early-boot call_srcu() reuse workqueue lists</title>
<updated>2018-08-30T23:10:49+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-08-14T21:41:49+00:00</published>
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Allocating a list_head structure that is almost never used, and, when
used, is used only during early boot (rcu_init() and earlier), is a bit
wasteful.  This commit therefore eliminates that list_head in favor of
the one in the work_struct structure.  This is safe because the work_struct
structure cannot be used until after rcu_init() returns.

Reported-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Cc: Tejun Heo &lt;tj@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Lai Jiangshan &lt;jiangshanlai@gmail.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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Allocating a list_head structure that is almost never used, and, when
used, is used only during early boot (rcu_init() and earlier), is a bit
wasteful.  This commit therefore eliminates that list_head in favor of
the one in the work_struct structure.  This is safe because the work_struct
structure cannot be used until after rcu_init() returns.

Reported-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Cc: Tejun Heo &lt;tj@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: Lai Jiangshan &lt;jiangshanlai@gmail.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>srcu: Make call_srcu() available during very early boot</title>
<updated>2018-08-30T23:10:19+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-08-14T15:45:54+00:00</published>
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Event tracing is moving to SRCU in order to take advantage of the fact
that SRCU may be safely used from idle and even offline CPUs.  However,
event tracing can invoke call_srcu() very early in the boot process,
even before workqueue_init_early() is invoked (let alone rcu_init()).
Therefore, call_srcu()'s attempts to queue work fail miserably.

This commit therefore detects this situation, and refrains from attempting
to queue work before rcu_init() time, but does everything else that it
would have done, and in addition, adds the srcu_struct to a global list.
The rcu_init() function now invokes a new srcu_init() function, which
is empty if CONFIG_SRCU=n.  Otherwise, srcu_init() queues work for
each srcu_struct on the list.  This all happens early enough in boot
that there is but a single CPU with interrupts disabled, which allows
synchronization to be dispensed with.

Of course, the queued work won't actually be invoked until after
workqueue_init() is invoked, which happens shortly after the scheduler
is up and running.  This means that although call_srcu() may be invoked
any time after per-CPU variables have been set up, there is still a very
narrow window when synchronize_srcu() won't work, and this window
extends from the time that the scheduler starts until the time that
workqueue_init() returns.  This can be fixed in a manner similar to
the fix for synchronize_rcu_expedited() and friends, but until someone
actually needs to use synchronize_srcu() during this window, this fix
is added churn for no benefit.

Finally, note that Tree SRCU's new srcu_init() function invokes
queue_work() rather than the queue_delayed_work() function that is
invoked post-boot.  The reason is that queue_delayed_work() will (as you
would expect) post a timer, and timers have not yet been initialized.
So use of queue_work() avoids the complaints about use of uninitialized
spinlocks that would otherwise result.  Besides, some delay is already
provide by the aforementioned fact that the queued work won't actually
be invoked until after the scheduler is up and running.

Requested-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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Event tracing is moving to SRCU in order to take advantage of the fact
that SRCU may be safely used from idle and even offline CPUs.  However,
event tracing can invoke call_srcu() very early in the boot process,
even before workqueue_init_early() is invoked (let alone rcu_init()).
Therefore, call_srcu()'s attempts to queue work fail miserably.

This commit therefore detects this situation, and refrains from attempting
to queue work before rcu_init() time, but does everything else that it
would have done, and in addition, adds the srcu_struct to a global list.
The rcu_init() function now invokes a new srcu_init() function, which
is empty if CONFIG_SRCU=n.  Otherwise, srcu_init() queues work for
each srcu_struct on the list.  This all happens early enough in boot
that there is but a single CPU with interrupts disabled, which allows
synchronization to be dispensed with.

Of course, the queued work won't actually be invoked until after
workqueue_init() is invoked, which happens shortly after the scheduler
is up and running.  This means that although call_srcu() may be invoked
any time after per-CPU variables have been set up, there is still a very
narrow window when synchronize_srcu() won't work, and this window
extends from the time that the scheduler starts until the time that
workqueue_init() returns.  This can be fixed in a manner similar to
the fix for synchronize_rcu_expedited() and friends, but until someone
actually needs to use synchronize_srcu() during this window, this fix
is added churn for no benefit.

Finally, note that Tree SRCU's new srcu_init() function invokes
queue_work() rather than the queue_delayed_work() function that is
invoked post-boot.  The reason is that queue_delayed_work() will (as you
would expect) post a timer, and timers have not yet been initialized.
So use of queue_work() avoids the complaints about use of uninitialized
spinlocks that would otherwise result.  Besides, some delay is already
provide by the aforementioned fact that the queued work won't actually
be invoked until after the scheduler is up and running.

Requested-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>kernel/SRCU: provide a static initializer</title>
<updated>2018-05-30T08:11:34+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Sebastian Andrzej Siewior</name>
<email>bigeasy@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2018-05-25T10:19:57+00:00</published>
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There are macros for static initializer for the three out of four
possible notifier types, that are:
	ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD()
	BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD()
	RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD()

This patch provides a static initilizer for the forth type to make it
complete.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Tested-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki &lt;rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com&gt;
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There are macros for static initializer for the three out of four
possible notifier types, that are:
	ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD()
	BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD()
	RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD()

This patch provides a static initilizer for the forth type to make it
complete.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Tested-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki &lt;rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>srcu: Prohibit call_srcu() use under raw spinlocks</title>
<updated>2017-11-28T23:52:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-10-10T20:52:30+00:00</published>
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Invoking queue_delayed_work() while holding a raw spinlock is forbidden
in -rt kernels, which is exactly what __call_srcu() does, indirectly via
srcu_funnel_gp_start().  This commit therefore downgrades Tree SRCU's
locking from raw to non-raw spinlocks, which works because call_srcu()
is not ever called while holding a raw spinlock.

Reported-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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Invoking queue_delayed_work() while holding a raw spinlock is forbidden
in -rt kernels, which is exactly what __call_srcu() does, indirectly via
srcu_funnel_gp_start().  This commit therefore downgrades Tree SRCU's
locking from raw to non-raw spinlocks, which works because call_srcu()
is not ever called while holding a raw spinlock.

Reported-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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</content>
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<entry>
<title>Merge branches 'doc.2017.08.17a', 'fixes.2017.08.17a', 'hotplug.2017.07.25b', 'misc.2017.08.17a', 'spin_unlock_wait_no.2017.08.17a', 'srcu.2017.07.27c' and 'torture.2017.07.24c' into HEAD</title>
<updated>2017-08-17T15:10:04+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-08-17T15:10:04+00:00</published>
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doc.2017.08.17a: Documentation updates.
fixes.2017.08.17a: RCU fixes.
hotplug.2017.07.25b: CPU-hotplug updates.
misc.2017.08.17a: Miscellaneous fixes outside of RCU (give or take conflicts).
spin_unlock_wait_no.2017.08.17a: Remove spin_unlock_wait().
srcu.2017.07.27c: SRCU updates.
torture.2017.07.24c: Torture-test updates.
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doc.2017.08.17a: Documentation updates.
fixes.2017.08.17a: RCU fixes.
hotplug.2017.07.25b: CPU-hotplug updates.
misc.2017.08.17a: Miscellaneous fixes outside of RCU (give or take conflicts).
spin_unlock_wait_no.2017.08.17a: Remove spin_unlock_wait().
srcu.2017.07.27c: SRCU updates.
torture.2017.07.24c: Torture-test updates.
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>rcutorture: Move SRCU status printing to SRCU implementations</title>
<updated>2017-07-24T23:04:08+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-05-22T20:31:03+00:00</published>
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This commit gets rid of some ugly #ifdefs in rcutorture.c by moving
the SRCU status printing to the SRCU implementations.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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This commit gets rid of some ugly #ifdefs in rcutorture.c by moving
the SRCU status printing to the SRCU implementations.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>srcu: Make process_srcu() be static</title>
<updated>2017-07-24T23:03:23+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-06-16T00:06:38+00:00</published>
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The function process_srcu() is not invoked outside of srcutree.c, so
this commit makes it static and drops the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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The function process_srcu() is not invoked outside of srcutree.c, so
this commit makes it static and drops the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>srcu: Use rnp-&gt;lock wrappers to replace explicit memory barriers</title>
<updated>2017-06-09T01:52:38+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-05-09T22:00:14+00:00</published>
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This commit uses TREE RCU's rnp-&gt;lock wrappers to replace a few explicit
memory barriers.  This change also has the advantage of making SRCU's
memory-ordering properties be implemented in roughly the same way as they
are in Tree RCU.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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This commit uses TREE RCU's rnp-&gt;lock wrappers to replace a few explicit
memory barriers.  This change also has the advantage of making SRCU's
memory-ordering properties be implemented in roughly the same way as they
are in Tree RCU.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>srcu: Shrink srcu.h by moving docbook and private function</title>
<updated>2017-06-09T01:52:35+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul E. McKenney</name>
<email>paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-05-04T18:31:04+00:00</published>
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The call_srcu() docbook entry is currently in include/linux/srcu.h,
which causes needless processing for each include point.  This commit
therefore moves this entry to kernel/rcu/srcutree.c, which the compiler
reads only once.  In addition, the srcu_batches_completed() function is
used only within RCU and its torture-test suites.  This commit therefore
also moves this function's declaration from include/linux/srcutiny.h,
include/linux/srcutree.h, and include/linux/srcuclassic.h to
kernel/rcu/rcu.h.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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The call_srcu() docbook entry is currently in include/linux/srcu.h,
which causes needless processing for each include point.  This commit
therefore moves this entry to kernel/rcu/srcutree.c, which the compiler
reads only once.  In addition, the srcu_batches_completed() function is
used only within RCU and its torture-test suites.  This commit therefore
also moves this function's declaration from include/linux/srcutiny.h,
include/linux/srcutree.h, and include/linux/srcuclassic.h to
kernel/rcu/rcu.h.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney &lt;paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt;
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