Re: [patch] RCU: introduce rcu_soon_pending() interface

[Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>]

> OK, got a look at your patch.
> 
> You are using this internally, as part of the RCU -implementation-.
> You are determining whether this CPU will still be needed by RCU,
> or whether it can be turned off.  So how 'bout calling the (internal)
> API something like rcu_needs_cpu()?
> 
> int rcu_needs_cpu(int cpu)
> {
> 	struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu);
> 	struct rcu_data *rdp_bh = &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu);
> 
> 	return (!!rdp->curlist || !!rdp_bh->curlist || rcu_pending(cpu));
> }
> 
> Then you can drop the rcu_pending() check from your 390 patch.
> 
> Seem reasonable?

Looks fine to me! Will you post a patch or should I?