linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/10] rcu: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop

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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:55:19 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>, "3.2.x.." <stable@...nel.org>,
	Chen Liqin <liqin.chen@...plusct.com>,
	Lennox Wu <lennox.wu@...il.com>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
	Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	Parisc <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Koichi Yasutake <yasutake.koichi@...panasonic.com>,
	m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	Hirokazu Takata <takata@...ux-m32r.org>,
	Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
	Mikael Starvik <starvik@...s.com>,
	Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>,
	Cris <linux-cris-kernel@...s.com>,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
	alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] rcu: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:31:24PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Frederic, Paul,
> 
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Frederic Weisbecker
> <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:23:22PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 07:18:04PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
> >> >> > So this fixes some potential RCU stalls in a bunch of architectures.
> >> >> > When rcu_idle_enter()/rcu_idle_exit() became a requirement, we forgot
> >> >> > to handle the architectures that don't support CONFIG_NO_HZ.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I guess the set should be dispatched into arch maintainer trees.
> >> >>
> >> >> I can take the m68k version, but are you sure you want it this way?
> >> >> Each of them must be in mainline before they can enter stable.
> >> >
> >> > Yeah, I was thinking the right route is for these patches to be
> >> > carried by arch maintainer who then push to Linus and then this goes
> >> > to stable.
> >> >
> >> > Is that ok for you?
> >> >
> >> > Otherwise I can carry the patches myself. In a tree of my own, or
> >> > Paul's or mmotm. As long as I have your ack.
> >>
> >> I applied your patch to the m68k for-3.6/for-linus branch.
> >> I'll ask Linus to pull later in the rc cycle (right now I don't have
> >> anything else
> >> queued for 3.6).
> >> Still, I think it's better to just collect acks and send it to Linus
> >> in one shot,
> >> so it can go into stable in one shot too.
> >
> > Sure I can do that if you prefer.
> 
> What's the conclusion on this one? I saw it entered tip.

I don't see it at tip/master, but perhaps I am looking at the wrong branch.

> I still have it (as the only commit) on my for-3.6 branch, but I don't
> think m68k
> is important enough to be the only architecture to have this fix in 3.6 ;-)

I got only two acks in addition to yours, plus one Tested-by.  So, no,
there does not appear to be a large groundswell of support for pushing
this into 3.6.  If it doesn't go in by some other path, I will be pushing
it into 3.7.

							Thanx, Paul

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