linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/3] rcu: Increase RCU CPU stall timeouts if PROVE

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Date:	Fri,  5 Mar 2010 15:03:26 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, laijs@...fujitsu.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca,
	josh@...htriplett.org, dvhltc@...ibm.com, niv@...ibm.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, dhowells@...hat.com,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/3] rcu: Increase RCU CPU stall timeouts if PROVE_RCU

CONFIG_PROVE_RCU imposes additional overhead on the kernel, so increase
the RCU CPU stall timeouts in an attempt to allow for this effect.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcutree.h |   21 +++++++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index 1439eb5..4a525a3 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -246,12 +246,21 @@ struct rcu_data {
 
 #define RCU_JIFFIES_TILL_FORCE_QS	 3	/* for rsp->jiffies_force_qs */
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR
-#define RCU_SECONDS_TILL_STALL_CHECK   (10 * HZ)  /* for rsp->jiffies_stall */
-#define RCU_SECONDS_TILL_STALL_RECHECK (30 * HZ)  /* for rsp->jiffies_stall */
-#define RCU_STALL_RAT_DELAY		2	  /* Allow other CPUs time */
-						  /*  to take at least one */
-						  /*  scheduling clock irq */
-						  /*  before ratting on them. */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
+#define RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA	       (5 * HZ)
+#else
+#define RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA	       0
+#endif
+
+#define RCU_SECONDS_TILL_STALL_CHECK   (10 * HZ + RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA)
+						/* for rsp->jiffies_stall */
+#define RCU_SECONDS_TILL_STALL_RECHECK (30 * HZ + RCU_STALL_DELAY_DELTA)
+						/* for rsp->jiffies_stall */
+#define RCU_STALL_RAT_DELAY		2	/* Allow other CPUs time */
+						/*  to take at least one */
+						/*  scheduling clock irq */
+						/*  before ratting on them. */
 
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR */
 
-- 
1.6.6

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