linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/12] rcu_tree: Avoid touching rnp->completed when a new GP is started

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Date:	Tue,  3 Mar 2015 09:03:45 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, laijs@...fujitsu.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
	josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
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	dvhart@...ux.intel.com, fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
	bobby.prani@...il.com,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/12] rcu_tree: Avoid touching rnp->completed when a new GP is started

From: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>

In rcu_gp_init(), rnp->completed equals to rsp->completed in THEORY,
we don't need to touch it normally.  If something goes wrong,
it will complain and fixup rnp->completed and avoid oops.
This commit thus avoids the normal needless store to rnp->completed.

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 48d640ca1a05..077d0b700f74 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1757,8 +1757,8 @@ static int rcu_gp_init(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 		rcu_preempt_check_blocked_tasks(rnp);
 		rnp->qsmask = rnp->qsmaskinit;
 		ACCESS_ONCE(rnp->gpnum) = rsp->gpnum;
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(rnp->completed != rsp->completed);
-		ACCESS_ONCE(rnp->completed) = rsp->completed;
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(rnp->completed != rsp->completed))
+			ACCESS_ONCE(rnp->completed) = rsp->completed;
 		if (rnp == rdp->mynode)
 			(void)__note_gp_changes(rsp, rnp, rdp);
 		rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp(rnp);
-- 
1.8.1.5

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