[tip:core/rcu] rcu: RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK code no longer ever dead

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Commit-ID:  ff015030c939f0bec68fa9b8898da3aaa7fe55ea
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/ff015030c939f0bec68fa9b8898da3aaa7fe55ea
Author:     Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:16:58 -0700
Committer:  Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:33:24 -0700

rcu: RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK code no longer ever dead

Before RCU had unified idle, the RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK leg of the switch
statement in force_quiescent_state() was dead code for CONFIG_NO_HZ=n
kernel builds.  With unified idle, the code is never dead.  This commit
therefore removes the "if" statement designed to make gcc aware of when
the code was and was not dead.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/rcutree.c |    2 --
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index b61c3ff..967b4be 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1747,8 +1747,6 @@ static void force_quiescent_state(struct rcu_state *rsp, int relaxed)
 		break; /* grace period idle or initializing, ignore. */
 
 	case RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK:
-		if (RCU_SIGNAL_INIT != RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK)
-			break; /* So gcc recognizes the dead code. */
 
 		raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs remain disabled */
 
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