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Date:	Tue,  8 Jan 2013 03:08:11 +0100
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Geoff Levand <geoff@...radead.org>,
	Gilad Ben Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>,
	Hakan Akkan <hakanakkan@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Li Zhong <zhong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 11/33] rcu: Restart the tick on non-responding full dynticks CPUs

When a CPU in full dynticks mode doesn't respond to complete
a grace period, issue it a specific IPI so that it restarts
the tick and chases a quiescent state.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc: Geoff Levand <geoff@...radead.org>
Cc: Gilad Ben Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>
Cc: Hakan Akkan <hakanakkan@...il.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Li Zhong <zhong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 kernel/rcutree.c |   10 ++++++++++
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index e441b77..302d360 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/stop_machine.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
+#include <linux/tick.h>
 
 #include "rcutree.h"
 #include <trace/events/rcu.h>
@@ -743,6 +744,12 @@ static int dyntick_save_progress_counter(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	return (rdp->dynticks_snap & 0x1) == 0;
 }
 
+static void rcu_kick_nohz_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(cpu))
+		smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
+}
+
 /*
  * Return true if the specified CPU has passed through a quiescent
  * state by virtue of being in or having passed through an dynticks
@@ -790,6 +797,9 @@ static int rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 		rdp->offline_fqs++;
 		return 1;
 	}
+
+	rcu_kick_nohz_cpu(rdp->cpu);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.5.4

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