Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "The main changes in this cycle are mostly related to preparatory work
  for the full-dynticks work:

   - Remove restrictions on no-CBs CPUs, make RCU_FAST_NO_HZ take
     advantage of numbered callbacks, do callback accelerations based on
     numbered callbacks.  Posted to LKML at
        https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/18/960

   - RCU documentation updates.  Posted to LKML at
        https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/18/570

   - Miscellaneous fixes.  Posted to LKML at
        https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/18/594"

* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (24 commits)
  rcu: Make rcu_accelerate_cbs() note need for future grace periods
  rcu: Abstract rcu_start_future_gp() from rcu_nocb_wait_gp()
  rcu: Rename n_nocb_gp_requests to need_future_gp
  rcu: Push lock release to rcu_start_gp()'s callers
  rcu: Repurpose no-CBs event tracing to future-GP events
  rcu: Rearrange locking in rcu_start_gp()
  rcu: Make RCU_FAST_NO_HZ take advantage of numbered callbacks
  rcu: Accelerate RCU callbacks at grace-period end
  rcu: Export RCU_FAST_NO_HZ parameters to sysfs
  rcu: Distinguish "rcuo" kthreads by RCU flavor
  rcu: Add event tracing for no-CBs CPUs' grace periods
  rcu: Add event tracing for no-CBs CPUs' callback registration
  rcu: Introduce proper blocking to no-CBs kthreads GP waits
  rcu: Provide compile-time control for no-CBs CPUs
  rcu: Tone down debugging during boot-up and shutdown.
  rcu: Add softirq-stall indications to stall-warning messages
  rcu: Documentation update
  rcu: Make bugginess of code sample more evident
  rcu: Fix hlist_bl_set_first_rcu() annotation
  rcu: Delete unused rcu_node "wakemask" field
  ...
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Linus Torvalds 2013-04-30 07:39:01 -07:00
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@ -2499,9 +2499,12 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
In kernels built with CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y, set
the specified list of CPUs to be no-callback CPUs.
Invocation of these CPUs' RCU callbacks will
be offloaded to "rcuoN" kthreads created for
that purpose. This reduces OS jitter on the
be offloaded to "rcuox/N" kthreads created for
that purpose, where "x" is "b" for RCU-bh, "p"
for RCU-preempt, and "s" for RCU-sched, and "N"
is the CPU number. This reduces OS jitter on the
offloaded CPUs, which can be useful for HPC and
real-time workloads. It can also improve energy
efficiency for asymmetric multiprocessors.
@ -2525,6 +2528,17 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
leaf rcu_node structure. Useful for very large
systems.
rcutree.jiffies_till_first_fqs= [KNL,BOOT]
Set delay from grace-period initialization to
first attempt to force quiescent states.
Units are jiffies, minimum value is zero,
and maximum value is HZ.
rcutree.jiffies_till_next_fqs= [KNL,BOOT]
Set delay between subsequent attempts to force
quiescent states. Units are jiffies, minimum
value is one, and maximum value is HZ.
rcutree.qhimark= [KNL,BOOT]
Set threshold of queued
RCU callbacks over which batch limiting is disabled.
@ -2539,16 +2553,15 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
rcutree.rcu_cpu_stall_timeout= [KNL,BOOT]
Set timeout for RCU CPU stall warning messages.
rcutree.jiffies_till_first_fqs= [KNL,BOOT]
Set delay from grace-period initialization to
first attempt to force quiescent states.
Units are jiffies, minimum value is zero,
and maximum value is HZ.
rcutree.rcu_idle_gp_delay= [KNL,BOOT]
Set wakeup interval for idle CPUs that have
RCU callbacks (RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=y).
rcutree.jiffies_till_next_fqs= [KNL,BOOT]
Set delay between subsequent attempts to force
quiescent states. Units are jiffies, minimum
value is one, and maximum value is HZ.
rcutree.rcu_idle_lazy_gp_delay= [KNL,BOOT]
Set wakeup interval for idle CPUs that have
only "lazy" RCU callbacks (RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=y).
Lazy RCU callbacks are those which RCU can
prove do nothing more than free memory.
rcutorture.fqs_duration= [KNL,BOOT]
Set duration of force_quiescent_state bursts.