linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 06/24] rcu/trace: Use gp_seq_req in acceleration's rcu_grace

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Date:   Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:00:58 -0700
From:   paulmck@...nel.org
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, 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,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 06/24] rcu/trace: Use gp_seq_req in acceleration's rcu_grace_period tracepoint

From: "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>

During acceleration of CB, the rsp's gp_seq is rcu_seq_snap'd. This is
the value used for acceleration - it is the value of gp_seq at which it
is safe the execute all callbacks in the callback list.

The rdp's gp_seq is not very useful for this scenario. Make
rcu_grace_period report the gp_seq_req instead as it allows one to
reason about how the acceleration works.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index eb36779..8969120 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1483,9 +1483,10 @@ static bool rcu_accelerate_cbs(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 
 	/* Trace depending on how much we were able to accelerate. */
 	if (rcu_segcblist_restempty(&rdp->cblist, RCU_WAIT_TAIL))
-		trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, rdp->gp_seq, TPS("AccWaitCB"));
+		trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, gp_seq_req, TPS("AccWaitCB"));
 	else
-		trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, rdp->gp_seq, TPS("AccReadyCB"));
+		trace_rcu_grace_period(rcu_state.name, gp_seq_req, TPS("AccReadyCB"));
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
2.9.5