linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 01/20] rcu: Remove unnecessary spinlock in rcu_boot_init_percpu

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Date:   Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:52:51 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
        Lihao Liang <lianglihao@...wei.com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 01/20] rcu: Remove unnecessary spinlock in rcu_boot_init_percpu_data()

From: Lihao Liang <lianglihao@...wei.com>

Since rcu_boot_init_percpu_data() is only called at boot time,
there is no data race and spinlock is not needed.

Signed-off-by: Lihao Liang <lianglihao@...wei.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 491bdf39f276..66c73a214cff 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3636,12 +3636,9 @@ static void rcu_init_new_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp_leaf)
 static void __init
 rcu_boot_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda, cpu);
-	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
 
 	/* Set up local state, ensuring consistent view of global state. */
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	rdp->grpmask = leaf_node_cpu_bit(rdp->mynode, cpu);
 	rdp->dynticks = &per_cpu(rcu_dynticks, cpu);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(rdp->dynticks->dynticks_nesting != 1);
@@ -3649,7 +3646,6 @@ rcu_boot_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp)
 	rdp->cpu = cpu;
 	rdp->rsp = rsp;
 	rcu_boot_init_nocb_percpu_data(rdp);
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.5.2