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rcu: Explicitly initialize RCU_FAST_NO_HZ per-CPU variables
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The current initialization of the RCU_FAST_NO_HZ per-CPU variables makes
needless and fragile assumptions about the initial value of things like
the jiffies counter.  This commit therefore explicitly initializes all of
them that are better started with a non-zero value.  It also adds some
comments describing the per-CPU state variables.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Paul E. McKenney authored and Paul E. McKenney committed May 9, 2012
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20 changes: 16 additions & 4 deletions kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
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Expand Up @@ -1986,12 +1986,19 @@ static void rcu_idle_count_callbacks_posted(void)
#define RCU_IDLE_GP_DELAY 6 /* Roughly one grace period. */
#define RCU_IDLE_LAZY_GP_DELAY (6 * HZ) /* Roughly six seconds. */

/* Loop counter for rcu_prepare_for_idle(). */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, rcu_dyntick_drain);
/* If rcu_dyntick_holdoff==jiffies, don't try to enter dyntick-idle mode. */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, rcu_dyntick_holdoff);
/* Timer to awaken the CPU if it enters dyntick-idle mode with callbacks. */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct timer_list, rcu_idle_gp_timer);
/* Scheduled expiry time for rcu_idle_gp_timer to allow reposting. */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, rcu_idle_gp_timer_expires);
/* Enable special processing on first attempt to enter dyntick-idle mode. */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, rcu_idle_first_pass);
/* Running count of non-lazy callbacks posted, never decremented. */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, rcu_nonlazy_posted);
/* Snapshot of rcu_nonlazy_posted to detect meaningful exits from idle. */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, rcu_nonlazy_posted_snap);

/*
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*/
static void rcu_prepare_for_idle_init(int cpu)
{
per_cpu(rcu_dyntick_holdoff, cpu) = jiffies - 1;
setup_timer(&per_cpu(rcu_idle_gp_timer, cpu),
rcu_idle_gp_timer_func, cpu);
per_cpu(rcu_idle_gp_timer_expires, cpu) = jiffies - 1;
per_cpu(rcu_idle_first_pass, cpu) = 1;
}

/*
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}

/*
* Keep a running count of callbacks posted so that rcu_prepare_for_idle()
* can detect when something out of the idle loop posts a callback.
* Of course, it had better do so either from a trace event designed to
* be called from idle or from within RCU_NONIDLE().
* Keep a running count of the number of non-lazy callbacks posted
* on this CPU. This running counter (which is never decremented) allows
* rcu_prepare_for_idle() to detect when something out of the idle loop
* posts a callback, even if an equal number of callbacks are invoked.
* Of course, callbacks should only be posted from within a trace event
* designed to be called from idle or from within RCU_NONIDLE().
*/
static void rcu_idle_count_callbacks_posted(void)
{
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