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rcu: merge TREE_PREEPT_RCU blocked_tasks[] lists

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Combine the current TREE_PREEMPT_RCU ->blocked_tasks[] lists in the
rcu_node structure into a single ->blkd_tasks list with ->gp_tasks
and ->exp_tasks tail pointers.  This is in preparation for RCU priority
boosting, which will add a third dimension to the combinatorial explosion
in the ->blocked_tasks[] case, but simply a third pointer in the new
->blkd_tasks case.

Also update documentation to reflect blocked_tasks[] merge

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
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Paul E. McKenney
2010-11-29 21:56:39 -08:00
committed by Paul E. McKenney
parent e59fb3120b
commit 12f5f524ca
5 changed files with 135 additions and 94 deletions
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kernel/rcutree.h
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@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct rcu_node {
/* an rcu_data structure, otherwise, each */
/* bit corresponds to a child rcu_node */
/* structure. */
unsigned long expmask; /* Groups that have ->blocked_tasks[] */
unsigned long expmask; /* Groups that have ->blkd_tasks */
/* elements that need to drain to allow the */
/* current expedited grace period to */
/* complete (only for TREE_PREEMPT_RCU). */
@@ -120,11 +120,20 @@ struct rcu_node {
u8 grpnum; /* CPU/group number for next level up. */
u8 level; /* root is at level 0. */
struct rcu_node *parent;
struct list_head blocked_tasks[4];
/* Tasks blocked in RCU read-side critsect. */
/* Grace period number (->gpnum) x blocked */
/* by tasks on the (x & 0x1) element of the */
/* blocked_tasks[] array. */
struct list_head blkd_tasks;
/* Tasks blocked in RCU read-side critical */
/* section. Tasks are placed at the head */
/* of this list and age towards the tail. */
struct list_head *gp_tasks;
/* Pointer to the first task blocking the */
/* current grace period, or NULL if there */
/* is no such task. */
struct list_head *exp_tasks;
/* Pointer to the first task blocking the */
/* current expedited grace period, or NULL */
/* if there is no such task. If there */
/* is no current expedited grace period, */
/* then there can cannot be any such task. */
} ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
/*