Before attempting of starting a new batch the KRC_MONITOR_TODO bit is cleared and set back when a previous RCU batch is still in progress. Clear the KRC_MONITOR_TODO bit only when a new batch has been successfully queued, if not, it stays active anyway, thus no reason in setting it back. Please note that checking/setting this bit is protected by the krcp->lock spinlock. Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c index da3605067cc1..012030cbe55e 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c @@ -3427,16 +3427,14 @@ static inline void kfree_rcu_drain_unlock(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp, unsigned long flags) { // Attempt to start a new batch. - clear_bit(KRC_MONITOR_TODO, &krcp->flags); - if (queue_kfree_rcu_work(krcp)) { // Success! Our job is done here. + clear_bit(KRC_MONITOR_TODO, &krcp->flags); raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&krcp->lock, flags); return; } // Previous RCU batch still in progress, try again later. - set_bit(KRC_MONITOR_TODO, &krcp->flags); schedule_delayed_work(&krcp->monitor_work, KFREE_DRAIN_JIFFIES); raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&krcp->lock, flags); } -- 2.20.1