rcu: merge TREE_PREEPT_RCU blocked_tasks[] lists

Combine the current TREE_PREEMPT_RCU ->blocked_tasks[] lists in the
rcu_node structure into a single ->blkd_tasks list with ->gp_tasks
and ->exp_tasks tail pointers.  This is in preparation for RCU priority
boosting, which will add a third dimension to the combinatorial explosion
in the ->blocked_tasks[] case, but simply a third pointer in the new
->blkd_tasks case.

Also update documentation to reflect blocked_tasks[] merge

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index bd891def3303..5a439c180e69 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct rcu_node {
 				/*  an rcu_data structure, otherwise, each */
 				/*  bit corresponds to a child rcu_node */
 				/*  structure. */
-	unsigned long expmask;	/* Groups that have ->blocked_tasks[] */
+	unsigned long expmask;	/* Groups that have ->blkd_tasks */
 				/*  elements that need to drain to allow the */
 				/*  current expedited grace period to */
 				/*  complete (only for TREE_PREEMPT_RCU). */
@@ -120,11 +120,20 @@ struct rcu_node {
 	u8	grpnum;		/* CPU/group number for next level up. */
 	u8	level;		/* root is at level 0. */
 	struct rcu_node *parent;
-	struct list_head blocked_tasks[4];
-				/* Tasks blocked in RCU read-side critsect. */
-				/*  Grace period number (->gpnum) x blocked */
-				/*  by tasks on the (x & 0x1) element of the */
-				/*  blocked_tasks[] array. */
+	struct list_head blkd_tasks;
+				/* Tasks blocked in RCU read-side critical */
+				/*  section.  Tasks are placed at the head */
+				/*  of this list and age towards the tail. */
+	struct list_head *gp_tasks;
+				/* Pointer to the first task blocking the */
+				/*  current grace period, or NULL if there */
+				/*  is no such task. */
+	struct list_head *exp_tasks;
+				/* Pointer to the first task blocking the */
+				/*  current expedited grace period, or NULL */
+				/*  if there is no such task.  If there */
+				/*  is no current expedited grace period, */
+				/*  then there can cannot be any such task. */
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
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