linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 2/5] rcu: Short-circuit normal GPs via expedited GPs

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Date:	Wed, 1 Jul 2015 06:41:44 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
	laijs@...fujitsu.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
	josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, dvhart@...ux.intel.com,
	fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, bobby.prani@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 2/5] rcu: Short-circuit normal GPs via
 expedited GPs

On Wed, Jul 01, 2015 at 12:05:21PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 02:48:27PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> >  			rsp->gp_state = RCU_GP_WAIT_FQS;
> >  			ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(rsp->gp_wq,
> > +				((gf = READ_ONCE(rsp->gp_flags)) &
> > +				 RCU_GP_FLAG_FQS) ||
> > +				(!READ_ONCE(rnp->qsmask) &&
> > +				 !rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp)) ||
> > +				rcu_exp_gp_seq_done(rsp->exp_rsp,
> > +						    rsp->gp_exp_snap),
> > +				j);
> >  			rsp->gp_state = RCU_GP_DONE_FQS;
> 
> How can the GP be done if we timed out or got interrupted?

If all the CPUs still blocking the grace period went idle, or in a
NO_HZ_FULL kernel, entered nohz_full userspace execution.  Or, if
certain low-probability races happen, went offline.

							Thanx, Paul

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