rcu: Ensure that ->rcu_urgent_qs is set before resched IPI
The RCU-specific resched_cpu() function sends a resched IPI to the specified CPU, which can be used to force the tick on for a given nohz_full CPU. This is needed when this nohz_full CPU is looping in the kernel while blocking the current grace period. However, for the tick to actually be forced on in all cases, that CPU's rcu_data structure's ->rcu_urgent_qs flag must be set beforehand. This commit therefore causes rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() to set this flag prior to invoking resched_cpu() on a holdout nohz_full CPU. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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