# Re: \[RFC\]\[PATCH v2 08/11\] context\_tracking,rcu: Replace RCU dynticks counter with context\_tracking

- From: Peter Zijlstra \<peterz@infradead.org\>
- Date: 2021-09-29 19:11:48 
- List: live-patching
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/live-patching/2021/09/1526192
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/live-patching/2021/09/1525995/t.md

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On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 11:37:01AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:

> > +void context_tracking_idle(void)
> > +{
> > +	atomic_add_return(CT_SEQ, &raw_cpu_ptr(&context_tracking)->seq);
> 
> This is presumably a momentary idle.

> >  notrace void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void)
> >  {
> > -	int seq;
> > -
> >  	raw_cpu_write(rcu_data.rcu_need_heavy_qs, false);
> > -	seq = rcu_dynticks_inc(2);
> > -	/* It is illegal to call this from idle state. */
> > -	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(seq & 0x1));
> > +	context_tracking_idle();
> >  	rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(current);
> >  }

It's whatever that is. It increments the actual sequence count without
modifying the state.
```