linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 7/9] rcu: Uninline multi-use function: finish

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Date:   Fri,  4 Feb 2022 15:08:03 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 7/9] rcu: Uninline multi-use function: finish_rcuwait()

From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>

This is a rarely used function, so uninlining its 3 instructions
is probably a win or a wash - but the main motivation is to
make <linux/rcuwait.h> independent of task_struct details.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 include/linux/rcuwait.h | 6 +-----
 kernel/rcu/update.c     | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rcuwait.h b/include/linux/rcuwait.h
index 61c56cca95c43..8052d34da7826 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcuwait.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcuwait.h
@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@ static inline void prepare_to_rcuwait(struct rcuwait *w)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(w->task, current);
 }
 
-static inline void finish_rcuwait(struct rcuwait *w)
-{
-        rcu_assign_pointer(w->task, NULL);
-	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-}
+extern void finish_rcuwait(struct rcuwait *w);
 
 #define rcuwait_wait_event(w, condition, state)				\
 ({									\
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index 156892c22bb56..df6197f0d5ce8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -407,6 +407,13 @@ void __wait_rcu_gp(bool checktiny, int n, call_rcu_func_t *crcu_array,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__wait_rcu_gp);
 
+void finish_rcuwait(struct rcuwait *w)
+{
+        rcu_assign_pointer(w->task, NULL);
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(finish_rcuwait);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD
 void init_rcu_head(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23