linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 07/10] rcu: Elevate priority of offloaded callback threads

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Message-Id: <20220204232406.814-7-paulmck@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri,  4 Feb 2022 15:24:03 -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, Alison Chaiken <achaiken@...ora.tech>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 07/10] rcu: Elevate priority of offloaded callback threads

From: Alison Chaiken <achaiken@...ora.tech>

When CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y, the rcutree.kthread_prio command-line
parameter signals initialization code to boost the priority of rcuc
callbacks to the designated value.  With the additional
CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y configuration and an additional rcu_nocbs
command-line parameter, the callbacks on the listed cores are
offloaded to new rcuop kthreads that are not pinned to the cores whose
post-grace-period work is performed.  While the rcuop kthreads perform
the same function as the rcuc kthreads they offload, the kthread_prio
parameter only boosts the priority of the rcuc kthreads.  Fix this
inconsistency by elevating rcuop kthreads to the same priority as the rcuc
kthreads.

Signed-off-by: Alison Chaiken <achaiken@...ora.tech>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c      | 2 +-
 kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 5bf0312f66760..9e4c5b281f003 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void sync_sched_exp_online_cleanup(int cpu);
 static void check_cb_ovld_locked(struct rcu_data *rdp, struct rcu_node *rnp);
 static bool rcu_rdp_is_offloaded(struct rcu_data *rdp);
 
-/* rcuc/rcub kthread realtime priority */
+/* rcuc/rcub/rcuop kthread realtime priority */
 static int kthread_prio = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_BOOST) ? 1 : 0;
 module_param(kthread_prio, int, 0444);
 
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
index ea889cbfc3b95..547c41437c767 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
@@ -1270,6 +1270,9 @@ static void rcu_spawn_cpu_nocb_kthread(int cpu)
 			"rcuo%c/%d", rcu_state.abbr, cpu);
 	if (WARN_ONCE(IS_ERR(t), "%s: Could not start rcuo CB kthread, OOM is now expected behavior\n", __func__))
 		return;
+
+	if (kthread_prio)
+		sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->nocb_cb_kthread, t);
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->nocb_gp_kthread, rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread);
 }
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23