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trunk/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt

@@ -333,23 +333,23 @@ o	Each element of the form "1/1 0:127 ^0" represents one struct
 The output of "cat rcu/rcu_pending" looks as follows:
 
 rcu_sched:
-  0 np=255892 qsp=53936 rpq=85 cbr=0 cng=14417 gpc=10033 gps=24320 nn=146741
-  1 np=261224 qsp=54638 rpq=33 cbr=0 cng=25723 gpc=16310 gps=2849 nn=155792
-  2 np=237496 qsp=49664 rpq=23 cbr=0 cng=2762 gpc=45478 gps=1762 nn=136629
-  3 np=236249 qsp=48766 rpq=98 cbr=0 cng=286 gpc=48049 gps=1218 nn=137723
-  4 np=221310 qsp=46850 rpq=7 cbr=0 cng=26 gpc=43161 gps=4634 nn=123110
-  5 np=237332 qsp=48449 rpq=9 cbr=0 cng=54 gpc=47920 gps=3252 nn=137456
-  6 np=219995 qsp=46718 rpq=12 cbr=0 cng=50 gpc=42098 gps=6093 nn=120834
-  7 np=249893 qsp=49390 rpq=42 cbr=0 cng=72 gpc=38400 gps=17102 nn=144888
+  0 np=255892 qsp=53936 rpq=85 cbr=0 cng=14417 gpc=10033 gps=24320 nf=6445 nn=146741
+  1 np=261224 qsp=54638 rpq=33 cbr=0 cng=25723 gpc=16310 gps=2849 nf=5912 nn=155792
+  2 np=237496 qsp=49664 rpq=23 cbr=0 cng=2762 gpc=45478 gps=1762 nf=1201 nn=136629
+  3 np=236249 qsp=48766 rpq=98 cbr=0 cng=286 gpc=48049 gps=1218 nf=207 nn=137723
+  4 np=221310 qsp=46850 rpq=7 cbr=0 cng=26 gpc=43161 gps=4634 nf=3529 nn=123110
+  5 np=237332 qsp=48449 rpq=9 cbr=0 cng=54 gpc=47920 gps=3252 nf=201 nn=137456
+  6 np=219995 qsp=46718 rpq=12 cbr=0 cng=50 gpc=42098 gps=6093 nf=4202 nn=120834
+  7 np=249893 qsp=49390 rpq=42 cbr=0 cng=72 gpc=38400 gps=17102 nf=41 nn=144888
 rcu_bh:
-  0 np=146741 qsp=1419 rpq=6 cbr=0 cng=6 gpc=0 gps=0 nn=145314
-  1 np=155792 qsp=12597 rpq=3 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=4 gps=8 nn=143180
-  2 np=136629 qsp=18680 rpq=1 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=7 gps=6 nn=117936
-  3 np=137723 qsp=2843 rpq=0 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=10 gps=7 nn=134863
-  4 np=123110 qsp=12433 rpq=0 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=4 gps=2 nn=110671
-  5 np=137456 qsp=4210 rpq=1 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=6 gps=5 nn=133235
-  6 np=120834 qsp=9902 rpq=2 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=6 gps=3 nn=110921
-  7 np=144888 qsp=26336 rpq=0 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=8 gps=2 nn=118542
+  0 np=146741 qsp=1419 rpq=6 cbr=0 cng=6 gpc=0 gps=0 nf=2 nn=145314
+  1 np=155792 qsp=12597 rpq=3 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=4 gps=8 nf=3 nn=143180
+  2 np=136629 qsp=18680 rpq=1 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=7 gps=6 nf=0 nn=117936
+  3 np=137723 qsp=2843 rpq=0 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=10 gps=7 nf=0 nn=134863
+  4 np=123110 qsp=12433 rpq=0 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=4 gps=2 nf=0 nn=110671
+  5 np=137456 qsp=4210 rpq=1 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=6 gps=5 nf=0 nn=133235
+  6 np=120834 qsp=9902 rpq=2 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=6 gps=3 nf=2 nn=110921
+  7 np=144888 qsp=26336 rpq=0 cbr=0 cng=0 gpc=8 gps=2 nf=0 nn=118542
 
 As always, this is once again split into "rcu_sched" and "rcu_bh"
 portions, with CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU kernels having an additional
@@ -377,6 +377,17 @@ o	"gpc" is the number of times that an old grace period had
 o	"gps" is the number of times that a new grace period had started,
 	but this CPU was not yet aware of it.
 
+o	"nf" is the number of times that this CPU suspected that the
+	current grace period had run for too long, and thus needed to
+	be forced.
+
+	Please note that "forcing" consists of sending resched IPIs
+	to holdout CPUs.  If that CPU really still is in an old RCU
+	read-side critical section, then we really do have to wait for it.
+	The assumption behing "forcing" is that the CPU is not still in
+	an old RCU read-side critical section, but has not yet responded
+	for some other reason.
+
 o	"nn" is the number of times that this CPU needed nothing.  Alert
 	readers will note that the rcu "nn" number for a given CPU very
 	closely matches the rcu_bh "np" number for that same CPU.  This

trunk/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

@@ -2385,17 +2385,6 @@ 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.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.
-
 	rcutorture.fqs_duration= [KNL,BOOT]
 			Set duration of force_quiescent_state bursts.
 

trunk/kernel/rcutorture.c

@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@us.ibm.com> and Josh Triplett <josh@fre
 
 static int nreaders = -1;	/* # reader threads, defaults to 2*ncpus */
 static int nfakewriters = 4;	/* # fake writer threads */
-static int stat_interval;	/* Interval between stats, in seconds. */
-				/*  Defaults to "only at end of test". */
+static int stat_interval = 60;	/* Interval between stats, in seconds. */
+				/*  Zero means "only at end of test". */
 static bool verbose;		/* Print more debug info. */
-static bool test_no_idle_hz;	/* Test RCU's support for tickless idle CPUs. */
+static bool test_no_idle_hz = true;
+				/* Test RCU support for tickless idle CPUs. */
 static int shuffle_interval = 3; /* Interval between shuffles (in sec)*/
 static int stutter = 5;		/* Start/stop testing interval (in sec) */
 static int irqreader = 1;	/* RCU readers from irq (timers). */