]> nv-tegra.nvidia Code Review - linux-2.6.git/blobdiff - kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
rcu: Add grace-period, quiescent-state, and call_rcu trace events
[linux-2.6.git] / kernel / rcutree_plugin.h
index b9bd69a5a4fed6c2363ccdcfe2acd7db57f98787..bdb2e82f78d36b759052a0dd48e73e6175588b88 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Read-Copy Update mechanism for mutual exclusion (tree-based version)
  * Internal non-public definitions that provide either classic
- * or preemptable semantics.
+ * or preemptible semantics.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ static void __init rcu_bootup_announce_oddness(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 
-struct rcu_state rcu_preempt_state = RCU_STATE_INITIALIZER(rcu_preempt_state);
+struct rcu_state rcu_preempt_state = RCU_STATE_INITIALIZER(rcu_preempt);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_preempt_data);
+static struct rcu_state *rcu_state = &rcu_preempt_state;
 
+static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t);
 static int rcu_preempted_readers_exp(struct rcu_node *rnp);
 
 /*
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ static int rcu_preempted_readers_exp(struct rcu_node *rnp);
  */
 static void __init rcu_bootup_announce(void)
 {
-       printk(KERN_INFO "Preemptable hierarchical RCU implementation.\n");
+       printk(KERN_INFO "Preemptible hierarchical RCU implementation.\n");
        rcu_bootup_announce_oddness();
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ void rcu_force_quiescent_state(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_force_quiescent_state);
 
 /*
- * Record a preemptable-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU.  Note
+ * Record a preemptible-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU.  Note
  * that this just means that the task currently running on the CPU is
  * not in a quiescent state.  There might be any number of tasks blocked
  * while in an RCU read-side critical section.
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
 
        rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->gpnum - 1;
        barrier();
+       if (rdp->passed_quiesc == 0)
+               trace_rcu_grace_period("rcu_preempt", rdp->gpnum, "cpuqs");
        rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
        current->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
 }
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
        struct rcu_data *rdp;
        struct rcu_node *rnp;
 
-       if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting &&
+       if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting > 0 &&
            (t->rcu_read_unlock_special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED) == 0) {
 
                /* Possibly blocking in an RCU read-side critical section. */
@@ -179,12 +183,29 @@ static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
                if ((rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask) && rnp->gp_tasks != NULL) {
                        list_add(&t->rcu_node_entry, rnp->gp_tasks->prev);
                        rnp->gp_tasks = &t->rcu_node_entry;
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+                       if (rnp->boost_tasks != NULL)
+                               rnp->boost_tasks = rnp->gp_tasks;
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
                } else {
                        list_add(&t->rcu_node_entry, &rnp->blkd_tasks);
                        if (rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask)
                                rnp->gp_tasks = &t->rcu_node_entry;
                }
+               trace_rcu_preempt_task(rdp->rsp->name,
+                                      t->pid,
+                                      (rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask)
+                                      ? rnp->gpnum
+                                      : rnp->gpnum + 1);
                raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       } else if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting < 0 &&
+                  t->rcu_read_unlock_special) {
+
+               /*
+                * Complete exit from RCU read-side critical section on
+                * behalf of preempted instance of __rcu_read_unlock().
+                */
+               rcu_read_unlock_special(t);
        }
 
        /*
@@ -202,7 +223,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Tree-preemptable RCU implementation for rcu_read_lock().
+ * Tree-preemptible RCU implementation for rcu_read_lock().
  * Just increment ->rcu_read_lock_nesting, shared state will be updated
  * if we block.
  */
@@ -218,7 +239,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rcu_read_lock);
  * for the specified rcu_node structure.  If the caller needs a reliable
  * answer, it must hold the rcu_node's ->lock.
  */
-static int rcu_preempted_readers(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+static int rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 {
        return rnp->gp_tasks != NULL;
 }
@@ -236,7 +257,7 @@ static void rcu_report_unblock_qs_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
        unsigned long mask;
        struct rcu_node *rnp_p;
 
-       if (rnp->qsmask != 0 || rcu_preempted_readers(rnp)) {
+       if (rnp->qsmask != 0 || rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp)) {
                raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
                return;  /* Still need more quiescent states! */
        }
@@ -279,7 +300,7 @@ static struct list_head *rcu_next_node_entry(struct task_struct *t,
  * notify RCU core processing or task having blocked during the RCU
  * read-side critical section.
  */
-static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
+static noinline void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 {
        int empty;
        int empty_exp;
@@ -304,7 +325,7 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
        }
 
        /* Hardware IRQ handlers cannot block. */
-       if (in_irq()) {
+       if (in_irq() || in_serving_softirq()) {
                local_irq_restore(flags);
                return;
        }
@@ -325,15 +346,26 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
                                break;
                        raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs remain disabled. */
                }
-               empty = !rcu_preempted_readers(rnp);
+               empty = !rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp);
                empty_exp = !rcu_preempted_readers_exp(rnp);
                smp_mb(); /* ensure expedited fastpath sees end of RCU c-s. */
                np = rcu_next_node_entry(t, rnp);
                list_del_init(&t->rcu_node_entry);
+               trace_rcu_unlock_preempted_task("rcu_preempt",
+                                               rnp->gpnum, t->pid);
                if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rnp->gp_tasks)
                        rnp->gp_tasks = np;
                if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rnp->exp_tasks)
                        rnp->exp_tasks = np;
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+               if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rnp->boost_tasks)
+                       rnp->boost_tasks = np;
+               /* Snapshot and clear ->rcu_boosted with rcu_node lock held. */
+               if (t->rcu_boosted) {
+                       special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BOOSTED;
+                       t->rcu_boosted = 0;
+               }
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
                t->rcu_blocked_node = NULL;
 
                /*
@@ -341,10 +373,25 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
                 * we aren't waiting on any CPUs, report the quiescent state.
                 * Note that rcu_report_unblock_qs_rnp() releases rnp->lock.
                 */
-               if (empty)
-                       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
-               else
+               if (!empty && !rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp)) {
+                       trace_rcu_quiescent_state_report("preempt_rcu",
+                                                        rnp->gpnum,
+                                                        0, rnp->qsmask,
+                                                        rnp->level,
+                                                        rnp->grplo,
+                                                        rnp->grphi,
+                                                        !!rnp->gp_tasks);
                        rcu_report_unblock_qs_rnp(rnp, flags);
+               } else
+                       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+               /* Unboost if we were boosted. */
+               if (special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BOOSTED) {
+                       rt_mutex_unlock(t->rcu_boost_mutex);
+                       t->rcu_boost_mutex = NULL;
+               }
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
 
                /*
                 * If this was the last task on the expedited lists,
@@ -358,7 +405,7 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
 }
 
 /*
- * Tree-preemptable RCU implementation for rcu_read_unlock().
+ * Tree-preemptible RCU implementation for rcu_read_unlock().
  * Decrement ->rcu_read_lock_nesting.  If the result is zero (outermost
  * rcu_read_unlock()) and ->rcu_read_unlock_special is non-zero, then
  * invoke rcu_read_unlock_special() to clean up after a context switch
@@ -369,13 +416,22 @@ void __rcu_read_unlock(void)
        struct task_struct *t = current;
 
        barrier();  /* needed if we ever invoke rcu_read_unlock in rcutree.c */
-       --t->rcu_read_lock_nesting;
-       barrier();  /* decrement before load of ->rcu_read_unlock_special */
-       if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0 &&
-           unlikely(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special)))
-               rcu_read_unlock_special(t);
+       if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting != 1)
+               --t->rcu_read_lock_nesting;
+       else {
+               t->rcu_read_lock_nesting = INT_MIN;
+               barrier();  /* assign before ->rcu_read_unlock_special load */
+               if (unlikely(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_unlock_special)))
+                       rcu_read_unlock_special(t);
+               barrier();  /* ->rcu_read_unlock_special load before assign */
+               t->rcu_read_lock_nesting = 0;
+       }
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
-       WARN_ON_ONCE(ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_lock_nesting) < 0);
+       {
+               int rrln = ACCESS_ONCE(t->rcu_read_lock_nesting);
+
+               WARN_ON_ONCE(rrln < 0 && rrln > INT_MIN / 2);
+       }
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING */
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rcu_read_unlock);
@@ -391,7 +447,7 @@ static void rcu_print_detail_task_stall_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp)
        unsigned long flags;
        struct task_struct *t;
 
-       if (!rcu_preempted_readers(rnp))
+       if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp))
                return;
        raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
        t = list_entry(rnp->gp_tasks,
@@ -430,7 +486,7 @@ static void rcu_print_task_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 {
        struct task_struct *t;
 
-       if (!rcu_preempted_readers(rnp))
+       if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp))
                return;
        t = list_entry(rnp->gp_tasks,
                       struct task_struct, rcu_node_entry);
@@ -460,7 +516,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_stall_reset(void)
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_check_blocked_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 {
-       WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_preempted_readers(rnp));
+       WARN_ON_ONCE(rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp));
        if (!list_empty(&rnp->blkd_tasks))
                rnp->gp_tasks = rnp->blkd_tasks.next;
        WARN_ON_ONCE(rnp->qsmask);
@@ -509,7 +565,7 @@ static int rcu_preempt_offline_tasks(struct rcu_state *rsp,
         * absolutely necessary, but this is a good performance/complexity
         * tradeoff.
         */
-       if (rcu_preempted_readers(rnp))
+       if (rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp))
                retval |= RCU_OFL_TASKS_NORM_GP;
        if (rcu_preempted_readers_exp(rnp))
                retval |= RCU_OFL_TASKS_EXP_GP;
@@ -525,15 +581,29 @@ static int rcu_preempt_offline_tasks(struct rcu_state *rsp,
                        rnp_root->gp_tasks = rnp->gp_tasks;
                if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rnp->exp_tasks)
                        rnp_root->exp_tasks = rnp->exp_tasks;
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+               if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rnp->boost_tasks)
+                       rnp_root->boost_tasks = rnp->boost_tasks;
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
                raw_spin_unlock(&rnp_root->lock); /* irqs still disabled */
        }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+       /* In case root is being boosted and leaf is not. */
+       raw_spin_lock(&rnp_root->lock); /* irqs already disabled */
+       if (rnp_root->boost_tasks != NULL &&
+           rnp_root->boost_tasks != rnp_root->gp_tasks)
+               rnp_root->boost_tasks = rnp_root->gp_tasks;
+       raw_spin_unlock(&rnp_root->lock); /* irqs still disabled */
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+
        rnp->gp_tasks = NULL;
        rnp->exp_tasks = NULL;
        return retval;
 }
 
 /*
- * Do CPU-offline processing for preemptable RCU.
+ * Do CPU-offline processing for preemptible RCU.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_offline_cpu(int cpu)
 {
@@ -557,12 +627,13 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(int cpu)
                rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
                return;
        }
-       if (per_cpu(rcu_preempt_data, cpu).qs_pending)
+       if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting > 0 &&
+           per_cpu(rcu_preempt_data, cpu).qs_pending)
                t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
 }
 
 /*
- * Process callbacks for preemptable RCU.
+ * Process callbacks for preemptible RCU.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_process_callbacks(void)
 {
@@ -570,8 +641,17 @@ static void rcu_preempt_process_callbacks(void)
                                &__get_cpu_var(rcu_preempt_data));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+
+static void rcu_preempt_do_callbacks(void)
+{
+       rcu_do_batch(&rcu_preempt_state, &__get_cpu_var(rcu_preempt_data));
+}
+
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+
 /*
- * Queue a preemptable-RCU callback for invocation after a grace period.
+ * Queue a preemptible-RCU callback for invocation after a grace period.
  */
 void call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu))
 {
@@ -592,18 +672,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_rcu);
  */
 void synchronize_rcu(void)
 {
-       struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
-
        if (!rcu_scheduler_active)
                return;
-
-       init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
-       init_completion(&rcu.completion);
-       /* Will wake me after RCU finished. */
-       call_rcu(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
-       /* Wait for it. */
-       wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
-       destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu.head);
+       wait_rcu_gp(call_rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_rcu);
 
@@ -654,9 +725,12 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
 
        raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
        for (;;) {
-               if (!sync_rcu_preempt_exp_done(rnp))
+               if (!sync_rcu_preempt_exp_done(rnp)) {
+                       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
                        break;
+               }
                if (rnp->parent == NULL) {
+                       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
                        wake_up(&sync_rcu_preempt_exp_wq);
                        break;
                }
@@ -666,7 +740,6 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
                raw_spin_lock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs already disabled */
                rnp->expmask &= ~mask;
        }
-       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -679,14 +752,17 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
 static void
 sync_rcu_preempt_exp_init(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
        int must_wait = 0;
 
-       raw_spin_lock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs already disabled */
-       if (!list_empty(&rnp->blkd_tasks)) {
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       if (list_empty(&rnp->blkd_tasks))
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       else {
                rnp->exp_tasks = rnp->blkd_tasks.next;
+               rcu_initiate_boost(rnp, flags);  /* releases rnp->lock */
                must_wait = 1;
        }
-       raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock); /* irqs remain disabled */
        if (!must_wait)
                rcu_report_exp_rnp(rsp, rnp);
 }
@@ -762,7 +838,7 @@ mb_ret:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_rcu_expedited);
 
 /*
- * Check to see if there is any immediate preemptable-RCU-related work
+ * Check to see if there is any immediate preemptible-RCU-related work
  * to be done.
  */
 static int rcu_preempt_pending(int cpu)
@@ -772,7 +848,7 @@ static int rcu_preempt_pending(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Does preemptable RCU need the CPU to stay out of dynticks mode?
+ * Does preemptible RCU need the CPU to stay out of dynticks mode?
  */
 static int rcu_preempt_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 {
@@ -789,7 +865,7 @@ void rcu_barrier(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier);
 
 /*
- * Initialize preemptable RCU's per-CPU data.
+ * Initialize preemptible RCU's per-CPU data.
  */
 static void __cpuinit rcu_preempt_init_percpu_data(int cpu)
 {
@@ -797,7 +873,7 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_preempt_init_percpu_data(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Move preemptable RCU's callbacks from dying CPU to other online CPU.
+ * Move preemptible RCU's callbacks from dying CPU to other online CPU.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_send_cbs_to_online(void)
 {
@@ -805,7 +881,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_send_cbs_to_online(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Initialize preemptable RCU's state structures.
+ * Initialize preemptible RCU's state structures.
  */
 static void __init __rcu_init_preempt(void)
 {
@@ -813,7 +889,7 @@ static void __init __rcu_init_preempt(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Check for a task exiting while in a preemptable-RCU read-side
+ * Check for a task exiting while in a preemptible-RCU read-side
  * critical section, clean up if so.  No need to issue warnings,
  * as debug_check_no_locks_held() already does this if lockdep
  * is enabled.
@@ -825,11 +901,13 @@ void exit_rcu(void)
        if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0)
                return;
        t->rcu_read_lock_nesting = 1;
-       rcu_read_unlock();
+       __rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU */
 
+static struct rcu_state *rcu_state = &rcu_sched_state;
+
 /*
  * Tell them what RCU they are running.
  */
@@ -859,7 +937,7 @@ void rcu_force_quiescent_state(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_force_quiescent_state);
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
  * CPUs being in quiescent states.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
@@ -867,10 +945,10 @@ static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, there are never any preempted
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, there are never any preempted
  * RCU readers.
  */
-static int rcu_preempted_readers(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+static int rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 {
        return 0;
 }
@@ -886,7 +964,7 @@ static void rcu_report_unblock_qs_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
  * tasks blocked within RCU read-side critical sections.
  */
 static void rcu_print_detail_task_stall(struct rcu_state *rsp)
@@ -894,7 +972,7 @@ static void rcu_print_detail_task_stall(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
  * tasks blocked within RCU read-side critical sections.
  */
 static void rcu_print_task_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp)
@@ -910,7 +988,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_stall_reset(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because there is no preemptable RCU, there can be no readers blocked,
+ * Because there is no preemptible RCU, there can be no readers blocked,
  * so there is no need to check for blocked tasks.  So check only for
  * bogus qsmask values.
  */
@@ -922,7 +1000,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_blocked_tasks(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it never needs to migrate
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never needs to migrate
  * tasks that were blocked within RCU read-side critical sections, and
  * such non-existent tasks cannot possibly have been blocking the current
  * grace period.
@@ -935,7 +1013,7 @@ static int rcu_preempt_offline_tasks(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it never needs CPU-offline
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never needs CPU-offline
  * processing.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_offline_cpu(int cpu)
@@ -945,7 +1023,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_offline_cpu(int cpu)
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
  * to check.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(int cpu)
@@ -953,7 +1031,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
  * to process.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_process_callbacks(void)
@@ -962,7 +1040,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_process_callbacks(void)
 
 /*
  * Wait for an rcu-preempt grace period, but make it happen quickly.
- * But because preemptable RCU does not exist, map to rcu-sched.
+ * But because preemptible RCU does not exist, map to rcu-sched.
  */
 void synchronize_rcu_expedited(void)
 {
@@ -973,7 +1051,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_rcu_expedited);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, there is never any need to
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, there is never any need to
  * report on tasks preempted in RCU read-side critical sections during
  * expedited RCU grace periods.
  */
@@ -985,7 +1063,7 @@ static void rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp)
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it never has any work to do.
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any work to do.
  */
 static int rcu_preempt_pending(int cpu)
 {
@@ -993,7 +1071,7 @@ static int rcu_preempt_pending(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it never needs any CPU.
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never needs any CPU.
  */
 static int rcu_preempt_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 {
@@ -1001,7 +1079,7 @@ static int rcu_preempt_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, rcu_barrier() is just
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, rcu_barrier() is just
  * another name for rcu_barrier_sched().
  */
 void rcu_barrier(void)
@@ -1011,7 +1089,7 @@ void rcu_barrier(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_barrier);
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, there is no per-CPU
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, there is no per-CPU
  * data to initialize.
  */
 static void __cpuinit rcu_preempt_init_percpu_data(int cpu)
@@ -1019,14 +1097,14 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_preempt_init_percpu_data(int cpu)
 }
 
 /*
- * Because there is no preemptable RCU, there are no callbacks to move.
+ * Because there is no preemptible RCU, there are no callbacks to move.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_send_cbs_to_online(void)
 {
 }
 
 /*
- * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, it need not be initialized.
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it need not be initialized.
  */
 static void __init __rcu_init_preempt(void)
 {
@@ -1034,6 +1112,679 @@ static void __init __rcu_init_preempt(void)
 
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+
+#include "rtmutex_common.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE
+
+static void rcu_initiate_boost_trace(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+       if (list_empty(&rnp->blkd_tasks))
+               rnp->n_balk_blkd_tasks++;
+       else if (rnp->exp_tasks == NULL && rnp->gp_tasks == NULL)
+               rnp->n_balk_exp_gp_tasks++;
+       else if (rnp->gp_tasks != NULL && rnp->boost_tasks != NULL)
+               rnp->n_balk_boost_tasks++;
+       else if (rnp->gp_tasks != NULL && rnp->qsmask != 0)
+               rnp->n_balk_notblocked++;
+       else if (rnp->gp_tasks != NULL &&
+                ULONG_CMP_LT(jiffies, rnp->boost_time))
+               rnp->n_balk_notyet++;
+       else
+               rnp->n_balk_nos++;
+}
+
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
+
+static void rcu_initiate_boost_trace(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
+
+/*
+ * Carry out RCU priority boosting on the task indicated by ->exp_tasks
+ * or ->boost_tasks, advancing the pointer to the next task in the
+ * ->blkd_tasks list.
+ *
+ * Note that irqs must be enabled: boosting the task can block.
+ * Returns 1 if there are more tasks needing to be boosted.
+ */
+static int rcu_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       struct rt_mutex mtx;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+       struct list_head *tb;
+
+       if (rnp->exp_tasks == NULL && rnp->boost_tasks == NULL)
+               return 0;  /* Nothing left to boost. */
+
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+
+       /*
+        * Recheck under the lock: all tasks in need of boosting
+        * might exit their RCU read-side critical sections on their own.
+        */
+       if (rnp->exp_tasks == NULL && rnp->boost_tasks == NULL) {
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Preferentially boost tasks blocking expedited grace periods.
+        * This cannot starve the normal grace periods because a second
+        * expedited grace period must boost all blocked tasks, including
+        * those blocking the pre-existing normal grace period.
+        */
+       if (rnp->exp_tasks != NULL) {
+               tb = rnp->exp_tasks;
+               rnp->n_exp_boosts++;
+       } else {
+               tb = rnp->boost_tasks;
+               rnp->n_normal_boosts++;
+       }
+       rnp->n_tasks_boosted++;
+
+       /*
+        * We boost task t by manufacturing an rt_mutex that appears to
+        * be held by task t.  We leave a pointer to that rt_mutex where
+        * task t can find it, and task t will release the mutex when it
+        * exits its outermost RCU read-side critical section.  Then
+        * simply acquiring this artificial rt_mutex will boost task
+        * t's priority.  (Thanks to tglx for suggesting this approach!)
+        *
+        * Note that task t must acquire rnp->lock to remove itself from
+        * the ->blkd_tasks list, which it will do from exit() if from
+        * nowhere else.  We therefore are guaranteed that task t will
+        * stay around at least until we drop rnp->lock.  Note that
+        * rnp->lock also resolves races between our priority boosting
+        * and task t's exiting its outermost RCU read-side critical
+        * section.
+        */
+       t = container_of(tb, struct task_struct, rcu_node_entry);
+       rt_mutex_init_proxy_locked(&mtx, t);
+       t->rcu_boost_mutex = &mtx;
+       t->rcu_boosted = 1;
+       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       rt_mutex_lock(&mtx);  /* Side effect: boosts task t's priority. */
+       rt_mutex_unlock(&mtx);  /* Keep lockdep happy. */
+
+       return rnp->exp_tasks != NULL || rnp->boost_tasks != NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Timer handler to initiate waking up of boost kthreads that
+ * have yielded the CPU due to excessive numbers of tasks to
+ * boost.  We wake up the per-rcu_node kthread, which in turn
+ * will wake up the booster kthread.
+ */
+static void rcu_boost_kthread_timer(unsigned long arg)
+{
+       invoke_rcu_node_kthread((struct rcu_node *)arg);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Priority-boosting kthread.  One per leaf rcu_node and one for the
+ * root rcu_node.
+ */
+static int rcu_boost_kthread(void *arg)
+{
+       struct rcu_node *rnp = (struct rcu_node *)arg;
+       int spincnt = 0;
+       int more2boost;
+
+       trace_rcu_utilization("Start boost kthread@init");
+       for (;;) {
+               rnp->boost_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_WAITING;
+               trace_rcu_utilization("End boost kthread@rcu_wait");
+               rcu_wait(rnp->boost_tasks || rnp->exp_tasks);
+               trace_rcu_utilization("Start boost kthread@rcu_wait");
+               rnp->boost_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_RUNNING;
+               more2boost = rcu_boost(rnp);
+               if (more2boost)
+                       spincnt++;
+               else
+                       spincnt = 0;
+               if (spincnt > 10) {
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("End boost kthread@rcu_yield");
+                       rcu_yield(rcu_boost_kthread_timer, (unsigned long)rnp);
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("Start boost kthread@rcu_yield");
+                       spincnt = 0;
+               }
+       }
+       /* NOTREACHED */
+       trace_rcu_utilization("End boost kthread@notreached");
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check to see if it is time to start boosting RCU readers that are
+ * blocking the current grace period, and, if so, tell the per-rcu_node
+ * kthread to start boosting them.  If there is an expedited grace
+ * period in progress, it is always time to boost.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold rnp->lock, which this function releases,
+ * but irqs remain disabled.  The ->boost_kthread_task is immortal,
+ * so we don't need to worry about it going away.
+ */
+static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
+{
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp) && rnp->exp_tasks == NULL) {
+               rnp->n_balk_exp_gp_tasks++;
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+               return;
+       }
+       if (rnp->exp_tasks != NULL ||
+           (rnp->gp_tasks != NULL &&
+            rnp->boost_tasks == NULL &&
+            rnp->qsmask == 0 &&
+            ULONG_CMP_GE(jiffies, rnp->boost_time))) {
+               if (rnp->exp_tasks == NULL)
+                       rnp->boost_tasks = rnp->gp_tasks;
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+               t = rnp->boost_kthread_task;
+               if (t != NULL)
+                       wake_up_process(t);
+       } else {
+               rcu_initiate_boost_trace(rnp);
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Wake up the per-CPU kthread to invoke RCU callbacks.
+ */
+static void invoke_rcu_callbacks_kthread(void)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       local_irq_save(flags);
+       __this_cpu_write(rcu_cpu_has_work, 1);
+       if (__this_cpu_read(rcu_cpu_kthread_task) != NULL &&
+           current != __this_cpu_read(rcu_cpu_kthread_task))
+               wake_up_process(__this_cpu_read(rcu_cpu_kthread_task));
+       local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set the affinity of the boost kthread.  The CPU-hotplug locks are
+ * held, so no one should be messing with the existence of the boost
+ * kthread.
+ */
+static void rcu_boost_kthread_setaffinity(struct rcu_node *rnp,
+                                         cpumask_var_t cm)
+{
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       t = rnp->boost_kthread_task;
+       if (t != NULL)
+               set_cpus_allowed_ptr(rnp->boost_kthread_task, cm);
+}
+
+#define RCU_BOOST_DELAY_JIFFIES DIV_ROUND_UP(CONFIG_RCU_BOOST_DELAY * HZ, 1000)
+
+/*
+ * Do priority-boost accounting for the start of a new grace period.
+ */
+static void rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+       rnp->boost_time = jiffies + RCU_BOOST_DELAY_JIFFIES;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create an RCU-boost kthread for the specified node if one does not
+ * already exist.  We only create this kthread for preemptible RCU.
+ * Returns zero if all is well, a negated errno otherwise.
+ */
+static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
+                                                struct rcu_node *rnp,
+                                                int rnp_index)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       struct sched_param sp;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       if (&rcu_preempt_state != rsp)
+               return 0;
+       rsp->boost = 1;
+       if (rnp->boost_kthread_task != NULL)
+               return 0;
+       t = kthread_create(rcu_boost_kthread, (void *)rnp,
+                          "rcub%d", rnp_index);
+       if (IS_ERR(t))
+               return PTR_ERR(t);
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       rnp->boost_kthread_task = t;
+       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+       sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
+       sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+       wake_up_process(t); /* get to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE quickly. */
+       return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+
+/*
+ * Stop the RCU's per-CPU kthread when its CPU goes offline,.
+ */
+static void rcu_stop_cpu_kthread(int cpu)
+{
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       /* Stop the CPU's kthread. */
+       t = per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu);
+       if (t != NULL) {
+               per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu) = NULL;
+               kthread_stop(t);
+       }
+}
+
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+
+static void rcu_kthread_do_work(void)
+{
+       rcu_do_batch(&rcu_sched_state, &__get_cpu_var(rcu_sched_data));
+       rcu_do_batch(&rcu_bh_state, &__get_cpu_var(rcu_bh_data));
+       rcu_preempt_do_callbacks();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Wake up the specified per-rcu_node-structure kthread.
+ * Because the per-rcu_node kthreads are immortal, we don't need
+ * to do anything to keep them alive.
+ */
+static void invoke_rcu_node_kthread(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       t = rnp->node_kthread_task;
+       if (t != NULL)
+               wake_up_process(t);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set the specified CPU's kthread to run RT or not, as specified by
+ * the to_rt argument.  The CPU-hotplug locks are held, so the task
+ * is not going away.
+ */
+static void rcu_cpu_kthread_setrt(int cpu, int to_rt)
+{
+       int policy;
+       struct sched_param sp;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       t = per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu);
+       if (t == NULL)
+               return;
+       if (to_rt) {
+               policy = SCHED_FIFO;
+               sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
+       } else {
+               policy = SCHED_NORMAL;
+               sp.sched_priority = 0;
+       }
+       sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, policy, &sp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Timer handler to initiate the waking up of per-CPU kthreads that
+ * have yielded the CPU due to excess numbers of RCU callbacks.
+ * We wake up the per-rcu_node kthread, which in turn will wake up
+ * the booster kthread.
+ */
+static void rcu_cpu_kthread_timer(unsigned long arg)
+{
+       struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rcu_state->rda, arg);
+       struct rcu_node *rnp = rdp->mynode;
+
+       atomic_or(rdp->grpmask, &rnp->wakemask);
+       invoke_rcu_node_kthread(rnp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Drop to non-real-time priority and yield, but only after posting a
+ * timer that will cause us to regain our real-time priority if we
+ * remain preempted.  Either way, we restore our real-time priority
+ * before returning.
+ */
+static void rcu_yield(void (*f)(unsigned long), unsigned long arg)
+{
+       struct sched_param sp;
+       struct timer_list yield_timer;
+
+       setup_timer_on_stack(&yield_timer, f, arg);
+       mod_timer(&yield_timer, jiffies + 2);
+       sp.sched_priority = 0;
+       sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current, SCHED_NORMAL, &sp);
+       set_user_nice(current, 19);
+       schedule();
+       sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
+       sched_setscheduler_nocheck(current, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+       del_timer(&yield_timer);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle cases where the rcu_cpu_kthread() ends up on the wrong CPU.
+ * This can happen while the corresponding CPU is either coming online
+ * or going offline.  We cannot wait until the CPU is fully online
+ * before starting the kthread, because the various notifier functions
+ * can wait for RCU grace periods.  So we park rcu_cpu_kthread() until
+ * the corresponding CPU is online.
+ *
+ * Return 1 if the kthread needs to stop, 0 otherwise.
+ *
+ * Caller must disable bh.  This function can momentarily enable it.
+ */
+static int rcu_cpu_kthread_should_stop(int cpu)
+{
+       while (cpu_is_offline(cpu) ||
+              !cpumask_equal(&current->cpus_allowed, cpumask_of(cpu)) ||
+              smp_processor_id() != cpu) {
+               if (kthread_should_stop())
+                       return 1;
+               per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_status, cpu) = RCU_KTHREAD_OFFCPU;
+               per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_cpu, cpu) = raw_smp_processor_id();
+               local_bh_enable();
+               schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+               if (!cpumask_equal(&current->cpus_allowed, cpumask_of(cpu)))
+                       set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
+               local_bh_disable();
+       }
+       per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_cpu, cpu) = cpu;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Per-CPU kernel thread that invokes RCU callbacks.  This replaces the
+ * RCU softirq used in flavors and configurations of RCU that do not
+ * support RCU priority boosting.
+ */
+static int rcu_cpu_kthread(void *arg)
+{
+       int cpu = (int)(long)arg;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int spincnt = 0;
+       unsigned int *statusp = &per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_status, cpu);
+       char work;
+       char *workp = &per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu);
+
+       trace_rcu_utilization("Start CPU kthread@init");
+       for (;;) {
+               *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_WAITING;
+               trace_rcu_utilization("End CPU kthread@rcu_wait");
+               rcu_wait(*workp != 0 || kthread_should_stop());
+               trace_rcu_utilization("Start CPU kthread@rcu_wait");
+               local_bh_disable();
+               if (rcu_cpu_kthread_should_stop(cpu)) {
+                       local_bh_enable();
+                       break;
+               }
+               *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_RUNNING;
+               per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_loops, cpu)++;
+               local_irq_save(flags);
+               work = *workp;
+               *workp = 0;
+               local_irq_restore(flags);
+               if (work)
+                       rcu_kthread_do_work();
+               local_bh_enable();
+               if (*workp != 0)
+                       spincnt++;
+               else
+                       spincnt = 0;
+               if (spincnt > 10) {
+                       *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_YIELDING;
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("End CPU kthread@rcu_yield");
+                       rcu_yield(rcu_cpu_kthread_timer, (unsigned long)cpu);
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("Start CPU kthread@rcu_yield");
+                       spincnt = 0;
+               }
+       }
+       *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_STOPPED;
+       trace_rcu_utilization("End CPU kthread@term");
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Spawn a per-CPU kthread, setting up affinity and priority.
+ * Because the CPU hotplug lock is held, no other CPU will be attempting
+ * to manipulate rcu_cpu_kthread_task.  There might be another CPU
+ * attempting to access it during boot, but the locking in kthread_bind()
+ * will enforce sufficient ordering.
+ *
+ * Please note that we cannot simply refuse to wake up the per-CPU
+ * kthread because kthreads are created in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state,
+ * which can result in softlockup complaints if the task ends up being
+ * idle for more than a couple of minutes.
+ *
+ * However, please note also that we cannot bind the per-CPU kthread to its
+ * CPU until that CPU is fully online.  We also cannot wait until the
+ * CPU is fully online before we create its per-CPU kthread, as this would
+ * deadlock the system when CPU notifiers tried waiting for grace
+ * periods.  So we bind the per-CPU kthread to its CPU only if the CPU
+ * is online.  If its CPU is not yet fully online, then the code in
+ * rcu_cpu_kthread() will wait until it is fully online, and then do
+ * the binding.
+ */
+static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_cpu_kthread(int cpu)
+{
+       struct sched_param sp;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       if (!rcu_scheduler_fully_active ||
+           per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu) != NULL)
+               return 0;
+       t = kthread_create_on_node(rcu_cpu_kthread,
+                                  (void *)(long)cpu,
+                                  cpu_to_node(cpu),
+                                  "rcuc%d", cpu);
+       if (IS_ERR(t))
+               return PTR_ERR(t);
+       if (cpu_online(cpu))
+               kthread_bind(t, cpu);
+       per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_cpu, cpu) = cpu;
+       WARN_ON_ONCE(per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu) != NULL);
+       sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
+       sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+       per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu) = t;
+       wake_up_process(t); /* Get to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE quickly. */
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Per-rcu_node kthread, which is in charge of waking up the per-CPU
+ * kthreads when needed.  We ignore requests to wake up kthreads
+ * for offline CPUs, which is OK because force_quiescent_state()
+ * takes care of this case.
+ */
+static int rcu_node_kthread(void *arg)
+{
+       int cpu;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       unsigned long mask;
+       struct rcu_node *rnp = (struct rcu_node *)arg;
+       struct sched_param sp;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       for (;;) {
+               rnp->node_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_WAITING;
+               rcu_wait(atomic_read(&rnp->wakemask) != 0);
+               rnp->node_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_RUNNING;
+               raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+               mask = atomic_xchg(&rnp->wakemask, 0);
+               rcu_initiate_boost(rnp, flags); /* releases rnp->lock. */
+               for (cpu = rnp->grplo; cpu <= rnp->grphi; cpu++, mask >>= 1) {
+                       if ((mask & 0x1) == 0)
+                               continue;
+                       preempt_disable();
+                       t = per_cpu(rcu_cpu_kthread_task, cpu);
+                       if (!cpu_online(cpu) || t == NULL) {
+                               preempt_enable();
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu) = 1;
+                       sp.sched_priority = RCU_KTHREAD_PRIO;
+                       sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+                       preempt_enable();
+               }
+       }
+       /* NOTREACHED */
+       rnp->node_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_STOPPED;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Set the per-rcu_node kthread's affinity to cover all CPUs that are
+ * served by the rcu_node in question.  The CPU hotplug lock is still
+ * held, so the value of rnp->qsmaskinit will be stable.
+ *
+ * We don't include outgoingcpu in the affinity set, use -1 if there is
+ * no outgoing CPU.  If there are no CPUs left in the affinity set,
+ * this function allows the kthread to execute on any CPU.
+ */
+static void rcu_node_kthread_setaffinity(struct rcu_node *rnp, int outgoingcpu)
+{
+       cpumask_var_t cm;
+       int cpu;
+       unsigned long mask = rnp->qsmaskinit;
+
+       if (rnp->node_kthread_task == NULL)
+               return;
+       if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&cm, GFP_KERNEL))
+               return;
+       cpumask_clear(cm);
+       for (cpu = rnp->grplo; cpu <= rnp->grphi; cpu++, mask >>= 1)
+               if ((mask & 0x1) && cpu != outgoingcpu)
+                       cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cm);
+       if (cpumask_weight(cm) == 0) {
+               cpumask_setall(cm);
+               for (cpu = rnp->grplo; cpu <= rnp->grphi; cpu++)
+                       cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cm);
+               WARN_ON_ONCE(cpumask_weight(cm) == 0);
+       }
+       set_cpus_allowed_ptr(rnp->node_kthread_task, cm);
+       rcu_boost_kthread_setaffinity(rnp, cm);
+       free_cpumask_var(cm);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Spawn a per-rcu_node kthread, setting priority and affinity.
+ * Called during boot before online/offline can happen, or, if
+ * during runtime, with the main CPU-hotplug locks held.  So only
+ * one of these can be executing at a time.
+ */
+static int __cpuinit rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(struct rcu_state *rsp,
+                                               struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int rnp_index = rnp - &rsp->node[0];
+       struct sched_param sp;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       if (!rcu_scheduler_fully_active ||
+           rnp->qsmaskinit == 0)
+               return 0;
+       if (rnp->node_kthread_task == NULL) {
+               t = kthread_create(rcu_node_kthread, (void *)rnp,
+                                  "rcun%d", rnp_index);
+               if (IS_ERR(t))
+                       return PTR_ERR(t);
+               raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
+               rnp->node_kthread_task = t;
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+               sp.sched_priority = 99;
+               sched_setscheduler_nocheck(t, SCHED_FIFO, &sp);
+               wake_up_process(t); /* get to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE quickly. */
+       }
+       return rcu_spawn_one_boost_kthread(rsp, rnp, rnp_index);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Spawn all kthreads -- called as soon as the scheduler is running.
+ */
+static int __init rcu_spawn_kthreads(void)
+{
+       int cpu;
+       struct rcu_node *rnp;
+
+       rcu_scheduler_fully_active = 1;
+       for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+               per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu) = 0;
+               if (cpu_online(cpu))
+                       (void)rcu_spawn_one_cpu_kthread(cpu);
+       }
+       rnp = rcu_get_root(rcu_state);
+       (void)rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(rcu_state, rnp);
+       if (NUM_RCU_NODES > 1) {
+               rcu_for_each_leaf_node(rcu_state, rnp)
+                       (void)rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(rcu_state, rnp);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(rcu_spawn_kthreads);
+
+static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)
+{
+       struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rcu_state->rda, cpu);
+       struct rcu_node *rnp = rdp->mynode;
+
+       /* Fire up the incoming CPU's kthread and leaf rcu_node kthread. */
+       if (rcu_scheduler_fully_active) {
+               (void)rcu_spawn_one_cpu_kthread(cpu);
+               if (rnp->node_kthread_task == NULL)
+                       (void)rcu_spawn_one_node_kthread(rcu_state, rnp);
+       }
+}
+
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+
+static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
+{
+       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void invoke_rcu_callbacks_kthread(void)
+{
+       WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+}
+
+static void rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp(struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+
+static void rcu_stop_cpu_kthread(int cpu)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+
+static void rcu_node_kthread_setaffinity(struct rcu_node *rnp, int outgoingcpu)
+{
+}
+
+static void rcu_cpu_kthread_setrt(int cpu, int to_rt)
+{
+}
+
+static int __init rcu_scheduler_really_started(void)
+{
+       rcu_scheduler_fully_active = 1;
+       return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(rcu_scheduler_really_started);
+
+static void __cpuinit rcu_prepare_kthreads(int cpu)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 
 void synchronize_sched_expedited(void)
@@ -1206,8 +1957,8 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, rcu_dyntick_holdoff);
  *
  * Because it is not legal to invoke rcu_process_callbacks() with irqs
  * disabled, we do one pass of force_quiescent_state(), then do a
- * invoke_rcu_kthread() to cause rcu_process_callbacks() to be invoked later.
- * The per-cpu rcu_dyntick_drain variable controls the sequencing.
+ * invoke_rcu_core() to cause rcu_process_callbacks() to be invoked
+ * later.  The per-cpu rcu_dyntick_drain variable controls the sequencing.
  */
 int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 {
@@ -1257,7 +2008,7 @@ int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 
        /* If RCU callbacks are still pending, RCU still needs this CPU. */
        if (c)
-               invoke_rcu_kthread();
+               invoke_rcu_core();
        return c;
 }