linux-kernel - [PATCH] rcu: more careful check for the last non-dyntick-idle CPU

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Message-ID: <4BB1D524.9050508@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:40:36 +0800
From:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] rcu: more careful check for the last non-dyntick-idle CPU

Warning: I just did build test.

Subject: [PATCH] rcu: more careful check for the last non-dyntick-idle CPU

If a CPU is not in nohz_cpu_mask, it does not means this
CPU is a non-dyntick-idle CPU, because this CPU may be offline or not exist.

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
---
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 4befb64..6086a7d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 
 	/* Don't bother unless we are the last non-dyntick-idle CPU. */
 	for_each_cpu_not(thatcpu, nohz_cpu_mask)
-		if (thatcpu != cpu) {
+		if (cpu_online(thatcpu) && thatcpu != cpu) {
 			per_cpu(rcu_dyntick_drain, cpu) = 0;
 			per_cpu(rcu_dyntick_holdoff, cpu) = jiffies - 1;
 			return rcu_needs_cpu_quick_check(cpu);
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