linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC 04/12] rcu: Sync RCU housekeeping mask on notification

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Message-Id: <20260206-feature-dynamic_isolcpus_dhei-v1-4-00a711eb0c74@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:04:25 -0500
From: Qiliang Yuan <realwujing@...il.com>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, 
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Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, 
 Qiliang Yuan <realwujing@...il.com>, Qiliang Yuan <yuanql9@...natelecom.cn>
Subject: [PATCH RFC 04/12] rcu: Sync RCU housekeeping mask on notification

When the housekeeping CPU mask for RCU is updated at runtime, RCU
grace-period kthreads and tasks-RCU kthreads should be migrated to the
newly designated housekeeping CPUs.

1. Implement rcu_housekeeping_reconfigure() to handle HK_UPDATE_MASK
   events for HK_TYPE_RCU.
2. Update the affinity of rcu_state.gp_kthread when the mask changes.
3. Register the RCU housekeeping notifier during late initialization.

This ensures RCU kthreads honor dynamic isolation settings without
requiring a system reboot.

Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <realwujing@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <yuanql9@...natelecom.cn>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 293bbd9ac3f4..ec496e4bd24f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/trace_events.h>
+#include <linux/sched/isolation.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
@@ -4913,7 +4914,49 @@ void __init rcu_init(void)
 	tasks_cblist_init_generic();
 }

+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static int rcu_housekeeping_reconfigure(struct notifier_block *nb,
+					unsigned long action, void *data)
+{
+	struct housekeeping_update *upd = data;
+	struct task_struct *t;
+
+	if (action != HK_UPDATE_MASK || upd->type != HK_TYPE_RCU)
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
+
+	t = READ_ONCE(rcu_state.gp_kthread);
+	if (t)
+		housekeeping_affine(t, HK_TYPE_RCU);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU
+	t = get_rcu_tasks_gp_kthread();
+	if (t)
+		housekeeping_affine(t, HK_TYPE_RCU);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RUDE_RCU
+	t = get_rcu_tasks_rude_gp_kthread();
+	if (t)
+		housekeeping_affine(t, HK_TYPE_RCU);
+#endif
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block rcu_housekeeping_nb = {
+	.notifier_call = rcu_housekeeping_reconfigure,
+};
+
+static int __init rcu_init_housekeeping_notifier(void)
+{
+	housekeeping_register_notifier(&rcu_housekeeping_nb);
+	return 0;
+}
+late_initcall(rcu_init_housekeeping_notifier);
+#endif
+
 #include "tree_stall.h"
 #include "tree_exp.h"
 #include "tree_nocb.h"
 #include "tree_plugin.h"
+

-- 
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