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Miscellaneous fixes for 4.11

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  1. v3 Latest18 patches 0 repliesNew
  2. v218 patches 10 repliesSuperseded
  3. v120 patches 19 repliesSuperseded

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#Subject and filesSizeRepliesApplied
1/18rcu: update: Make RCU_EXPEDITE_BOOT be the defaultinit/Kconfig kernel/rcu/update.c+2 -170 replies
2/18lockdep: Make RCU suspicious-access splats use pr_errkernel/locking/lockdep.c+6 -60 replies
3/18Fix: Disable sys_membarrier when nohz_full is enabledkernel/membarrier.c+4 -00 replies
4/18rcu: Only dump stalled-tasks stacks if there was a real stallkernel/rcu/tree.c+3 -30 replies
5/18rcu: Remove unneeded rcu_process_callbacks() declarationskernel/rcu/tiny.c+0 -20 replies
6/18rcu: Remove unused but set variablekernel/rcu/tree.c+0 -20 replies
7/18rcu: Add long-term CPU kickingkernel/rcu/tree.c+6 -00 replies
8/18rcu: Remove short-term CPU kickingkernel/rcu/tree.c+0 -50 replies
9/18rcu: Once again use NMI-based stack traces in stall warningskernel/rcu/tree.c+7 -50 replies
10/18rcu: Re-enable TASKS_RCU for User Mode Linuxinit/Kconfig+0 -10 replies
11/18rcu: Don't wake rcuc/X kthreads on NOCB CPUskernel/rcu/tree.c+1 -10 replies
12/18rcu: Add comment headers to expedited-grace-period counter functionskernel/rcu/tree_exp.h+17 -10 replies
13/18rcu: Make rcu_cpu_starting() use its "cpu" argumentkernel/rcu/tree.c+1 -10 replies
14/18rcu: Enable RCU tracepoints by default to aid in debugginglib/Kconfig.debug+1 -00 replies
15/18rcu: Fix comment in rcu_organize_nocb_kthreads()kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h+3 -20 replies
16/18llist: Clarify comments about when locking is neededinclude/linux/llist.h+21 -160 replies
17/18rcu: Eliminate unused expedited_normal counterDocumentation/RCU/trace.txt kernel/rcu/tree.h kernel/rcu/tree_trace.c+2 -70 replies
18/18rcu: Add lockdep checks to synchronous expedited primitiveskernel/rcu/tree_exp.h+10 -00 replies

Reviews trailers per patch

17 of 18 patches have a Reviewed-by or Acked-by.

PatchLai JiangshanJosh TriplettHuang YingMathieu DesnoyersJosh PoimboeufPetr Mladek
1/18R-b
2/18
3/18A-b R-b
4/18R-b
5/18R-b
6/18R-b
7/18R-b
8/18R-b
9/18R-b R-b R-b
10/18R-b
11/18R-b
12/18R-b
13/18R-b
14/18R-b
15/18R-b
16/18R-b A-b A-b
17/18R-b
18/18R-b

Trailers given in replies are filled; those carried in the patches from earlier versions are outlined with dashes. Scroll the table sideways for all 6 reviewers.

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Cover letter [PATCH v3 tip/core/rcu 0/18] Miscellaneous fixes for 4.11

Hello!

This series provides v3 of miscellaneous fixes:

1. Make RCU_EXPEDITE_BOOT be the default in order to speed up
boot, courtesy of Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.

2. Make RCU suspicious-access lockdep splats use pr_err().

3. Disable sys_membarrier when nohz_full is enabled, courtesy
of Mathieu Desnoyers.

4. Only dump stalled-tasks stacks if there was a real stall, courtesy
of Byungchul Park.

5. Remove unneeded rcu_process_callbacks() declarations.

6. Remove unused but set "mask" variable, courtesy of Tobias Klauser.

7. Add long-term CPU kicking.

8. Remove short-term CPU kicking.

9. Once again use NMI-based stack traces in stall warnings.

10. Re-enable TASKS_RCU for User Mode Linux.

11. Don't wake rcuc/X kthreads on NOCB CPUs.

12. Add comment headers to expedited-grace-period counter functions.

13. Make rcu_cpu_starting() use its "cpu" argument.

14. Enable RCU tracepoints by default to aid in debugging, courtesy
of Matt Fleming.

15. Fix comment in rcu_organize_nocb_kthreads(), which no longer
spawns kthreads.

16. Clarify comments about when llist locking is needed, courtesy
of Joel Fernandes.

17. Eliminate unused expedited_normal counter.

18. Add lockdep checks to synchronous expedited primitives.

Changes since v2:

o Fixed lockdep message as noted by Josh Triplett.

Changes since v1:

o Reverse the order of patches 7 and 8.

o Defer the patch adding tests for trivial grace periods.

o Defer the patch making cond_resched() provide RCU quiescent
states.

o Apply other feedback from Josh Triplett, Peter Zijlstra, and
Michal Hocko.

Thanx, Paul

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 Documentation/RCU/trace.txt |    5 +----
 include/linux/llist.h       |   37 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 init/Kconfig                |   14 --------------
 kernel/locking/lockdep.c    |   12 ++++++------
 kernel/membarrier.c         |    4 ++++
 kernel/rcu/tiny.c           |    2 --
 kernel/rcu/tree.c           |   35 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 kernel/rcu/tree.h           |    1 -
 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h       |   28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h    |    5 +++--
 kernel/rcu/tree_trace.c     |    3 +--
 kernel/rcu/update.c         |    6 ++----
 lib/Kconfig.debug           |    1 +
 13 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)