linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/3] Straggling consolidation cleanups for v5.4

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Message-ID: <20190801223132.GA14044@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Thu, 1 Aug 2019 15:31:32 -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,
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        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/3] Straggling consolidation cleanups for v5.4

Hello!

This series contains a few more straggline RCU flavor consolidation
cleanups:

1.	Simplify rcu_read_unlock_special() deferred wakeups.

2.	Make rcu_read_unlock_special() checks match raise_softirq_irqoff().

3.	Simplify rcu_note_context_switch exit from critical section,
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

							Thanx, Paul

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 tree_plugin.h |   21 ++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)