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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/rcu')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcu/Kconfig | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 3 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig index cb1d18ef343c..0ebe15a84985 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig @@ -234,4 +234,22 @@ config RCU_NOCB_CPU Say Y here if you want to help to debug reduced OS jitter. Say N here if you are unsure. +config TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB + bool "Tasks Trace RCU readers use memory barriers in user and idle" + depends on RCU_EXPERT + default PREEMPT_RT || NR_CPUS < 8 + help + Use this option to further reduce the number of IPIs sent + to CPUs executing in userspace or idle during tasks trace + RCU grace periods. Given that a reasonable setting of + the rcupdate.rcu_task_ipi_delay kernel boot parameter + eliminates such IPIs for many workloads, proper setting + of this Kconfig option is important mostly for aggressive + real-time installations and for battery-powered devices, + hence the default chosen above. + + Say Y here if you hate IPIs. + Say N here if you hate read-side memory barriers. + Take the default if you are unsure. + endmenu # "RCU Subsystem" diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h index 4857450c0430..4147857007d7 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h @@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ void rcu_read_unlock_trace_special(struct task_struct *t, int nesting) { int nq = t->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs; - if (t->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb) + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB) && + t->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb) smp_mb(); // Pairs with update-side barriers. // Update .need_qs before ->trc_reader_nesting for irq/NMI handlers. if (nq) |