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    rcu: Do full report for .need_qs for strict GPs · 44bad5b3
    Paul E. McKenney authored
    The rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore() function is invoked at
    the end of an RCU read-side critical section (for example, directly
    from rcu_read_unlock()) and, if .need_qs is set, invokes rcu_qs() to
    report the new quiescent state.  This works, except that rcu_qs() only
    updates per-CPU state, leaving reporting of the actual quiescent state
    to a later call to rcu_report_qs_rdp(), for example from within a later
    RCU_SOFTIRQ instance.  Although this approach is exactly what you want if
    you are more concerned about efficiency than about short grace periods,
    in CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y kernels, short grace periods are
    the name of the game.
    
    This commit therefore makes rcu_preempt_deferred_qs_irqrestore() directly
    invoke rcu_report_qs_rdp() in CONFIG_RCU_STRICT_GRACE_PERIOD=y, thus
    shortening grace periods.
    
    Historical note:  To the best of my knowledge, causing rcu_read_unlock()
    to directly report a quiescent state first appeared in Jim Houston's
    and Joe Korty's JRCU.  This is the second instance of a Linux-kernel RCU
    feature being inspired by JRCU, the first being RCU callback offloading
    (as in the RCU_NOCB_CPU Kconfig option).
    
    Reported-by Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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