linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 1/7] rcu: Ignore rdp.cpu_no_qs.b.exp on preemptible RCU's rcu

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Date:   Wed,  1 Dec 2021 16:10:34 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.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,
        Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 1/7] rcu: Ignore rdp.cpu_no_qs.b.exp on preemptible RCU's rcu_qs()

From: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>

Preemptible RCU does not use the rcu_data structure's ->cpu_no_qs.b.exp,
instead using a separate ->exp_deferred_qs field to record the need for
an expedited quiescent state.

In fact ->cpu_no_qs.b.exp should never be set in preemptible RCU because
preemptible RCU's expedited grace periods use other mechanisms to record
quiescent states.

This commit therefore removes the implicit rcu_qs() reference to
->cpu_no_qs.b.exp in favor of a direct reference to ->cpu_no_qs.b.norm.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 5199559fbbf0c..983619ba86656 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -277,12 +277,16 @@ static void rcu_preempt_ctxt_queue(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
  * current task, there might be any number of other tasks blocked while
  * in an RCU read-side critical section.
  *
+ * Unlike non-preemptible-RCU, quiescent state reports for expedited
+ * grace periods are handled seperately via deferred quiescent states
+ * and context switch events.
+ *
  * Callers to this function must disable preemption.
  */
 static void rcu_qs(void)
 {
 	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(preemptible(), "rcu_qs() invoked with preemption enabled!!!\n");
-	if (__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.cpu_no_qs.s)) {
+	if (__this_cpu_read(rcu_data.cpu_no_qs.b.norm)) {
 		trace_rcu_grace_period(TPS("rcu_preempt"),
 				       __this_cpu_read(rcu_data.gp_seq),
 				       TPS("cpuqs"));
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23