Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] sched: Add cond_resched_rcu_lock() helper
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Date: 2013-05-03 18:11:04
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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Date: 2013-05-03 18:11:04
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This happens in only two cases: 1. CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=n kernels. But in this case, rcu_read_unlock() and rcu_read_lock() are free, at least for CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=n kernels. And if you have CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y, any contribution from rcu_read_unlock() and rcu_read_lock() will be in the noise.
Oh argh.. I completely overlooked that rcu_read_{,un}lock() are NOPs for
PREEMPT=n kernels.
/me crawls back under his stone..