rcu: Don't spawn rcub kthreads on root rcu_node structure
authorPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tue, 4 Nov 2014 02:15:17 +0000 (18:15 -0800)
committerPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tue, 6 Jan 2015 19:02:47 +0000 (11:02 -0800)
Now that offlining CPUs no longer moves leaf rcu_node structures'
->blkd_tasks lists to the root, there is no way for the root rcu_node
structure's ->blkd_task list to be nonempty, unless the root node is also
the sole leaf node.  This commit therefore refrains from creating an rcub
kthread for the root rcu_node structure unless it is also the sole leaf.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h

index bcc6d9134d4701a83095c73795283c1d4f7ee998..3e64bb197b1a1b7aef6a159c7ebc973b8577e11f 100644 (file)
@@ -1352,12 +1352,8 @@ static void __init rcu_spawn_boost_kthreads(void)
        for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
                per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu) = 0;
        BUG_ON(smpboot_register_percpu_thread(&rcu_cpu_thread_spec));
-       rnp = rcu_get_root(rcu_state_p);
-       (void)rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rcu_state_p, rnp);
-       if (NUM_RCU_NODES > 1) {
-               rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state_p, rnp)
-                       (void)rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rcu_state_p, rnp);
-       }
+       rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state_p, rnp)
+               (void)rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rcu_state_p, rnp);
 }
 
 static void rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)