[tip:core/rcu] rcu: Make expedited grace periods recheck dyntick idle state

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Commit-ID:  0742ac3e2f9f4b8a3a394a270d8685078837662b
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/0742ac3e2f9f4b8a3a394a270d8685078837662b
Author:     Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:09:59 -0700
Committer:  Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 10:46:31 -0800

rcu: Make expedited grace periods recheck dyntick idle state

Expedited grace periods check dyntick-idle state, and avoid sending
IPIs to idle CPUs, including those running guest OSes, and, on NOHZ_FULL
kernels, nohz_full CPUs.  However, the kernel has been observed checking
a CPU while it was non-idle, but sending the IPI after it has gone
idle.  This commit therefore rechecks idle state immediately before
sending the IPI, refraining from IPIing CPUs that have since gone idle.

Reported-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.h     |  1 +
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index e99a523..fe98dd2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ struct rcu_data {
 	atomic_long_t exp_workdone1;	/* # done by others #1. */
 	atomic_long_t exp_workdone2;	/* # done by others #2. */
 	atomic_long_t exp_workdone3;	/* # done by others #3. */
+	int exp_dynticks_snap;		/* Double-check need for IPI. */
 
 	/* 7) Callback offloading. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 24343eb..d3053e9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -358,8 +358,10 @@ static void sync_rcu_exp_select_cpus(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 			struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda, cpu);
 			struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = &per_cpu(rcu_dynticks, cpu);
 
+			rdp->exp_dynticks_snap =
+				atomic_add_return(0, &rdtp->dynticks);
 			if (raw_smp_processor_id() == cpu ||
-			    !(atomic_add_return(0, &rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1) ||
+			    !(rdp->exp_dynticks_snap & 0x1) ||
 			    !(rnp->qsmaskinitnext & rdp->grpmask))
 				mask_ofl_test |= rdp->grpmask;
 		}
@@ -377,9 +379,17 @@ static void sync_rcu_exp_select_cpus(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 		/* IPI the remaining CPUs for expedited quiescent state. */
 		for_each_leaf_node_possible_cpu(rnp, cpu) {
 			unsigned long mask = leaf_node_cpu_bit(rnp, cpu);
+			struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda, cpu);
+			struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = &per_cpu(rcu_dynticks, cpu);
+
 			if (!(mask_ofl_ipi & mask))
 				continue;
 retry_ipi:
+			if (atomic_add_return(0, &rdtp->dynticks) !=
+			    rdp->exp_dynticks_snap) {
+				mask_ofl_test |= mask;
+				continue;
+			}
 			ret = smp_call_function_single(cpu, func, rsp, 0);
 			if (!ret) {
 				mask_ofl_ipi &= ~mask;
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