linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/18] rcu: rcu_qs -- Use raise_softirq

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Date:   Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:12:59 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/18] rcu: rcu_qs -- Use raise_softirq_irqoff to not save irqs twice

From: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>

The rcu_qs is disabling IRQs by self so no need to do the same in raise_softirq
but instead we can save some cycles using raise_softirq_irqoff directly.

CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tiny.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
index 911bd9076d43..477b4eb44af5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tiny.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void rcu_qs(void)
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	if (rcu_ctrlblk.donetail != rcu_ctrlblk.curtail) {
 		rcu_ctrlblk.donetail = rcu_ctrlblk.curtail;
-		raise_softirq(RCU_SOFTIRQ);
+		raise_softirq_irqoff(RCU_SOFTIRQ);
 	}
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-- 
2.17.1