From: TAKADA Yoshihito <takada@mbf.nifty.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: How does RCU work?
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:09:43 +0900 (JST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080805.000943.208968239.takada@mbf.nifty.com> (raw)
Hi.
I cannot understand mechanism. Somebody tell me it please.
In x86 kernel, CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=n (CONFIG_CLASSIC_RCU=y). rcu_read_lock() makes
just preempt_disable().
call_cru()/synchronize_rcu() running as a soft-IRQ.
It's current CPU does not refer to protected data that when call_rcu() run.
Because soft-IRQ handler ran, it means current CPU is preempive. That is the CPU
called rcu_read_unlock().
Well, current CPU is unlocked, but How does kernel know it other CPUs unlocked?
call_ruc() calls force_quiescent_state() to reschedule other CPUs.
force_quiescent_state() calls smp_send_reschedule() to sends request to reshecule.
It's just require to reschedule via inter Processor Interrupt. But call_rcu() does
not wait for target CPUs handle IPI. Or, Do CPUs have it handled IPI request when
return from smp_send_reschedule()?
next reply other threads:[~2008-08-04 15:47 UTC|newest]
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2008-08-04 15:09 TAKADA Yoshihito [this message]
2008-08-04 18:13 ` Bert Wesarg
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