linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] rcu: Simplify the code logic of rcu_init

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Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:35:12 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>
Cc:     Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Neeraj Upadhyay <quic_neeraju@...cinc.com>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>, rcu@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] rcu: Simplify the code logic of rcu_init_nohz()

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 09:42:53AM +0800, Zhen Lei wrote:
> When CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_DEFAULT_ALL=y or CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=y, additional
> CPUs need to be added to 'rcu_nocb_mask'. But 'rcu_nocb_mask' may be not
> available now, due to 'rcu_nocbs' is not specified. Check and initialize
> 'rcu_nocb_mask' before using it. This code simplification strictly follows
> this logic, compared with old implementations, unnecessary crossovers are
> avoided and easy to understand.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>

This looks like a nice simplification, but I will wait for your response
on Patch 1/1 before trying it out.

							Thanx, Paul

> ---
>  kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h | 32 +++++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
> index ff763e7dc53551f..3c59b12f4465af1 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_nocb.h
> @@ -1209,44 +1209,30 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_nocb_cpu_offload);
>  void __init rcu_init_nohz(void)
>  {
>  	int cpu;
> -	bool need_rcu_nocb_mask = false;
> -	bool offload_all = false;
>  	struct rcu_data *rdp;
> +	const struct cpumask *cpumask = NULL;
>  
>  #if defined(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_DEFAULT_ALL)
> -	if (!cpumask_available(rcu_nocb_mask)) {
> -		need_rcu_nocb_mask = true;
> -		offload_all = true;
> -	}
> -#endif /* #if defined(CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_DEFAULT_ALL) */
> -
> -#if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL)
> -	if (tick_nohz_full_running && !cpumask_empty(tick_nohz_full_mask)) {
> -		need_rcu_nocb_mask = true;
> -		offload_all = false; /* NO_HZ_FULL has its own mask. */
> -	}
> -#endif /* #if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL) */
> +	cpumask = cpu_possible_mask;
> +#elif defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL)
> +	if (tick_nohz_full_running && !cpumask_empty(tick_nohz_full_mask))
> +		cpumask = tick_nohz_full_mask;
> +#endif
>  
> -	if (need_rcu_nocb_mask) {
> +	if (cpumask) {
>  		if (!cpumask_available(rcu_nocb_mask)) {
>  			if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&rcu_nocb_mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
>  				pr_info("rcu_nocb_mask allocation failed, callback offloading disabled.\n");
>  				return;
>  			}
>  		}
> +
> +		cpumask_or(rcu_nocb_mask, rcu_nocb_mask, cpumask);
>  	}
>  
>  	if (!cpumask_available(rcu_nocb_mask))
>  		return;
>  
> -#if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL)
> -	if (tick_nohz_full_running)
> -		cpumask_or(rcu_nocb_mask, rcu_nocb_mask, tick_nohz_full_mask);
> -#endif /* #if defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL) */
> -
> -	if (offload_all)
> -		cpumask_setall(rcu_nocb_mask);
> -
>  	if (!cpumask_subset(rcu_nocb_mask, cpu_possible_mask)) {
>  		pr_info("\tNote: kernel parameter 'rcu_nocbs=', 'nohz_full', or 'isolcpus=' contains nonexistent CPUs.\n");
>  		cpumask_and(rcu_nocb_mask, cpu_possible_mask,
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>