rcu: Refactor rcu_{nmi,irq}_{enter,exit}()
When entering or exiting irq or NMI handlers, the current code uses ->dynticks_nmi_nesting to detect if it is in the outermost handler, that is, the one interrupting or returning to an RCU-idle context (the idle loop or nohz_full usermode execution). When entering the outermost handler via an interrupt (as opposed to NMI), it is necessary to invoke rcu_dynticks_task_exit() just before the CPU is marked non-idle from an RCU perspective and to invoke rcu_cleanup_after_idle() just after the CPU is marked non-idle. Similarly, when exiting the outermost handler via an interrupt, it is necessary to invoke rcu_prepare_for_idle() just before marking the CPU idle and to invoke rcu_dynticks_task_enter() just after marking the CPU idle. The decision to execute these four functions is currently taken in rcu_irq_enter() and rcu_irq_exit() as follows: rcu_irq_enter() /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ rcu_nmi_enter() /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks */ /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ rcu_irq_exit() /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ rcu_nmi_exit() /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ rcu_nmi_enter() /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks */ rcu_nmi_exit() /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ This works, but the conditional branches in rcu_irq_enter() and rcu_irq_exit() are redundant with those in rcu_nmi_enter() and rcu_nmi_exit(), respectively. Redundant branches are not something we want in the to/from-idle fastpaths, so this commit refactors rcu_{nmi,irq}_{enter,exit}() so they use a common inlined function passed a constant argument as follows: rcu_irq_enter() inlining rcu_nmi_enter_common(irq=true) /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks */ rcu_irq_exit() inlining rcu_nmi_exit_common(irq=true) /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ rcu_nmi_enter() inlining rcu_nmi_enter_common(irq=false) /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks */ rcu_nmi_exit() inlining rcu_nmi_exit_common(irq=false) /* A conditional branch with ->dynticks_nmi_nesting */ The combination of the constant function argument and the inlining allows the compiler to discard the conditionals that previously controlled execution of rcu_dynticks_task_exit(), rcu_cleanup_after_idle(), rcu_prepare_for_idle(), and rcu_dynticks_task_enter(). This reduces both the to-idle and from-idle path lengths by two conditional branches each, and improves readability as well. This commit also changes order of execution from this: rcu_dynticks_task_exit(); rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(); trace_rcu_dyntick(); rcu_cleanup_after_idle(); To this: rcu_dynticks_task_exit(); rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(); rcu_cleanup_after_idle(); trace_rcu_dyntick(); In other words, the calls to rcu_cleanup_after_idle() and trace_rcu_dyntick() are reversed. This has no functional effect because the real concern is whether a given call is before or after the call to rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(), and this patch does not change that. Before the call to rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(), RCU is not yet watching the current CPU and after that call RCU is watching. A similar switch in calling order happens on the idle-entry path, with similar lack of effect for the same reasons. Suggested-by:Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by:
Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@lge.com> Signed-off-by:
Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [ paulmck: Applied Steven Rostedt feedback. ] Reviewed-by:
Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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