linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/8] rcu: remove irq/softirq context check in rcu_read_unlock

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Date:	Wed, 7 Aug 2013 18:24:58 +0800
From:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@...ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] rcu: remove irq/softirq context check in rcu_read_unlock_special()

After patch 10f39bb1, "special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED" can't be true
in irq nor softirq.(due to RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED can only be set
when preemption)

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
---
 kernel/rcutree_plugin.h |    6 ------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 8fd947e..54f7e45 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -361,12 +361,6 @@ void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 		rcu_preempt_qs(smp_processor_id());
 	}
 
-	/* Hardware IRQ handlers cannot block. */
-	if (in_irq() || in_serving_softirq()) {
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/* Clean up if blocked during RCU read-side critical section. */
 	if (special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED) {
 		t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED;
-- 
1.7.4.4

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