rcu: substitute set_need_resched for sending resched IPIs

This patch adds a check to __rcu_pending() that does a local
set_need_resched() if the current CPU is holding up the current grace
period and if force_quiescent_state() will be called soon.  The goal is
to reduce the probability that force_quiescent_state() will need to do
smp_send_reschedule(), which sends an IPI and is therefore more expensive
on most architectures.

Signed-off-by: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 3ec8160..e54c123 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1499,6 +1499,16 @@ static int __rcu_pending(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 
        /* Is the RCU core waiting for a quiescent state from this CPU? */
        if (rdp->qs_pending) {
+
+               /*
+                * If force_quiescent_state() coming soon and this CPU
+                * needs a quiescent state, and this is either RCU-sched
+                * or RCU-bh, force a local reschedule.
+                */
+               if (!rdp->preemptable &&
+                   ULONG_CMP_LT(ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->jiffies_force_qs) - 1,
+                                jiffies))
+                       set_need_resched();
                rdp->n_rp_qs_pending++;
                return 1;
        }