The patch titled rcu: remove INIT_RCU_HEAD, RCU_HEAD_INIT, RCU_HEAD has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head.patch This patch was dropped because other changes were merged, which wrecked this patch The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: rcu: remove INIT_RCU_HEAD, RCU_HEAD_INIT, RCU_HEAD From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> call_rcu() will unconditionally reinitialize RCU head anyway. New users of these macros constantly appear, so remove them. Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl | 8 -------- arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c | 1 - block/cfq-iosched.c | 1 - block/genhd.c | 1 - drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c | 1 - fs/file.c | 3 --- fs/fs-writeback.c | 1 - fs/partitions/check.c | 1 - include/linux/init_task.h | 1 - include/linux/rcupdate.h | 6 ------ mm/backing-dev.c | 1 - mm/slob.c | 1 - security/selinux/avc.c | 1 - security/selinux/netnode.c | 2 -- 14 files changed, 29 deletions(-) diff -puN Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl --- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl @@ -1725,14 +1725,6 @@ the amount of locking which needs to be if (++cache_num > MAX_CACHE_SIZE) { struct object *i, *outcast = NULL; list_for_each_entry(i, &cache, list) { -@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ - obj->popularity = 0; - atomic_set(&obj->refcnt, 1); /* The cache holds a reference */ - spin_lock_init(&obj->lock); -+ INIT_RCU_HEAD(&obj->rcu); - - spin_lock_irqsave(&cache_lock, flags); - __cache_add(obj); @@ -104,12 +114,11 @@ struct object *cache_find(int id) { diff -puN arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c --- a/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c @@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static void pte_free_rcu_callback(struct static void pte_free_submit(struct pte_freelist_batch *batch) { - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&batch->rcu); call_rcu(&batch->rcu, pte_free_rcu_callback); } diff -puN block/cfq-iosched.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head block/cfq-iosched.c --- a/block/cfq-iosched.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/block/cfq-iosched.c @@ -3788,7 +3788,6 @@ static void *cfq_init_queue(struct reque * second, in order to have larger depth for async operations. */ cfqd->last_delayed_sync = jiffies - HZ; - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&cfqd->rcu); return cfqd; } diff -puN block/genhd.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head block/genhd.c --- a/block/genhd.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/block/genhd.c @@ -988,7 +988,6 @@ int disk_expand_part_tbl(struct gendisk if (!new_ptbl) return -ENOMEM; - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&new_ptbl->rcu_head); new_ptbl->len = target; for (i = 0; i < len; i++) diff -puN drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c --- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c @@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ static struct batman_if *hardif_add_inte batman_if->if_num = -1; batman_if->net_dev = net_dev; batman_if->if_status = IF_NOT_IN_USE; - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&batman_if->rcu); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&batman_if->list); check_known_mac_addr(batman_if->net_dev->dev_addr); diff -puN fs/file.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head fs/file.c --- a/fs/file.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/fs/file.c @@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static struct fdtable * alloc_fdtable(un fdt->open_fds = (fd_set *)data; data += nr / BITS_PER_BYTE; fdt->close_on_exec = (fd_set *)data; - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&fdt->rcu); fdt->next = NULL; return fdt; @@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ struct files_struct *dup_fd(struct files new_fdt->close_on_exec = (fd_set *)&newf->close_on_exec_init; new_fdt->open_fds = (fd_set *)&newf->open_fds_init; new_fdt->fd = &newf->fd_array[0]; - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&new_fdt->rcu); new_fdt->next = NULL; spin_lock(&oldf->file_lock); @@ -430,7 +428,6 @@ struct files_struct init_files = { .fd = &init_files.fd_array[0], .close_on_exec = (fd_set *)&init_files.close_on_exec_init, .open_fds = (fd_set *)&init_files.open_fds_init, - .rcu = RCU_HEAD_INIT, }, .file_lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(init_task.file_lock), }; diff -puN fs/fs-writeback.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head fs/fs-writeback.c --- a/fs/fs-writeback.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/fs/fs-writeback.c @@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static inline bool bdi_work_on_stack(str static inline void bdi_work_init(struct bdi_work *work, struct wb_writeback_args *args) { - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&work->rcu_head); work->args = *args; work->state = WS_USED; } diff -puN fs/partitions/check.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head fs/partitions/check.c --- a/fs/partitions/check.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/fs/partitions/check.c @@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ struct hd_struct *add_partition(struct g } /* everything is up and running, commence */ - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&p->rcu_head); rcu_assign_pointer(ptbl->part[partno], p); /* suppress uevent if the disk supresses it */ diff -puN include/linux/init_task.h~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head include/linux/init_task.h --- a/include/linux/init_task.h~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/include/linux/init_task.h @@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups; { .first = &init_task.pids[PIDTYPE_PGID].node }, \ { .first = &init_task.pids[PIDTYPE_SID].node }, \ }, \ - .rcu = RCU_HEAD_INIT, \ .level = 0, \ .numbers = { { \ .nr = 0, \ diff -puN include/linux/rcupdate.h~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head include/linux/rcupdate.h --- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/include/linux/rcupdate.h @@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ extern void rcu_scheduler_starting(void) #error "Unknown RCU implementation specified to kernel configuration" #endif -#define RCU_HEAD_INIT { .next = NULL, .func = NULL } -#define RCU_HEAD(head) struct rcu_head head = RCU_HEAD_INIT -#define INIT_RCU_HEAD(ptr) do { \ - (ptr)->next = NULL; (ptr)->func = NULL; \ -} while (0) - #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC extern struct lockdep_map rcu_lock_map; diff -puN mm/backing-dev.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head mm/backing-dev.c --- a/mm/backing-dev.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/mm/backing-dev.c @@ -663,7 +663,6 @@ int bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bd bdi->max_ratio = 100; bdi->max_prop_frac = PROP_FRAC_BASE; spin_lock_init(&bdi->wb_lock); - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&bdi->rcu_head); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->bdi_list); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->wb_list); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->work_list); diff -puN mm/slob.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head mm/slob.c --- a/mm/slob.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/mm/slob.c @@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ void kmem_cache_free(struct kmem_cache * if (unlikely(c->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU)) { struct slob_rcu *slob_rcu; slob_rcu = b + (c->size - sizeof(struct slob_rcu)); - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&slob_rcu->head); slob_rcu->size = c->size; call_rcu(&slob_rcu->head, kmem_rcu_free); } else { diff -puN security/selinux/avc.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head security/selinux/avc.c --- a/security/selinux/avc.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/security/selinux/avc.c @@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static struct avc_node *avc_alloc_node(v if (!node) goto out; - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&node->rhead); INIT_HLIST_NODE(&node->list); avc_cache_stats_incr(allocations); diff -puN security/selinux/netnode.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head security/selinux/netnode.c --- a/security/selinux/netnode.c~rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head +++ a/security/selinux/netnode.c @@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ static void sel_netnode_insert(struct se BUG(); } - INIT_RCU_HEAD(&node->rcu); - /* we need to impose a limit on the growth of the hash table so check * this bucket to make sure it is within the specified bounds */ list_add_rcu(&node->list, &sel_netnode_hash[idx].list); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx are origin.patch linux-next.patch rcu-remove-init_rcu_head-rcu_head_init-rcu_head.patch mpt-fusion-convert-to-seq_file.patch vfs-use-kmalloc-to-allocate-fdmem-if-possible.patch vfs-use-kmalloc-to-allocate-fdmem-if-possible-fix.patch vfs-use-kmalloc-to-allocate-fdmem-if-possible-fix-2.patch errh-add-__must_check-to-error-pointer-handlers.patch kernel-wide-replace-ushort_max-short_max-and-short_min-with-ushrt_max-shrt_max-and-shrt_min.patch kernel-wide-replace-ushort_max-short_max-and-short_min-with-ushrt_max-shrt_max-and-shrt_min-fix.patch kernel-wide-replace-ushort_max-short_max-and-short_min-with-ushrt_max-shrt_max-and-shrt_min-fix-fix.patch proc-get_nr_threads-doesnt-need-siglock-any-longer.patch proc-turn-signal_struct-count-into-int-nr_threads.patch proc-remove-obsolete-comments.patch frv-remove-struct-file-argument-from-sysctl-proc_handler.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html