linux-kernel - [101/115] sched: Add a PF flag for ksoftirqd identification

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Date:	Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:46:07 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Subject: [101/115] sched: Add a PF flag for ksoftirqd identification

2.6.32-longterm review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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Commit: 6cdd5199daf0cb7b0fcc8dca941af08492612887 upstream

To account softirq time cleanly in scheduler, we need to identify whether
softirq is invoked in ksoftirqd context or softirq at hardirq tail context.
Add PF_KSOFTIRQD for that purpose.

As all PF flag bits are currently taken, create space by moving one of the
infrequently used bits (PF_THREAD_BOUND) down in task_struct to be along
with some other state fields.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
LKML-Reference: <1286237003-12406-4-git-send-email-venki@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Signed-off-by: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
---
 include/linux/sched.h |    1 +
 kernel/softirq.c      |    1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1728,6 +1728,7 @@ extern void thread_group_times(struct ta
 /*
  * Per process flags
  */
+#define PF_KSOFTIRQD	0x00000001	/* I am ksoftirqd */
 #define PF_STARTING	0x00000002	/* being created */
 #define PF_EXITING	0x00000004	/* getting shut down */
 #define PF_EXITPIDONE	0x00000008	/* pi exit done on shut down */
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ static int ksoftirqd(void * __bind_cpu)
 {
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
+	current->flags |= PF_KSOFTIRQD;
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		preempt_disable();
 		if (!local_softirq_pending()) {


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