linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 0/2] rcu: Deoffload rdp if rcuop/rcuog kthreads spawn failed

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Date:   Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:07:17 +0800
From:   Zqiang <qiang1.zhang@...el.com>
To:     paulmck@...nel.org, frederic@...nel.org
Cc:     rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/2] rcu: Deoffload rdp if rcuop/rcuog kthreads spawn failed

When CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU is enabled and 'rcu_nocbs' is set, the rcuop
and rcuog kthreads is created. however the rcuop or rcuog kthreads
creation may fail, if failed, deoffload the offloaded rdp.

---
 v1->v2:
 Invert the locking dependency order between rcu_state.barrier_mutex
 and hotplug lock.

 Holding nocb_gp_kthread_mutex, ensure that the nocb_gp_kthread exists.

 v2->v3:
 Adjust the position of the nocb_gp_kthread_mutex, in rdp_gp->nocb_gp_kthread
 check upper lock nocb_gp_kthread_mutex.

 Do the locking order change in a separate patch.

 Zqiang(2):
 rcu: Call rcu_nocb_rdp_deoffload() directly after rcuog/op kthreads spawn failed
 rcu: Invert the locking dependency order between rcu_state.barrier_mutex and hotplug lock

 kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

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