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+/*
+ * Read-Copy Update mechanism for mutual exclusion
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2001
+ *
+ * Authors: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@in.ibm.com>
+ *	    Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
+ * 
+ * Based on the original work by Paul McKenney <paulmck@us.ibm.com>
+ * and inputs from Rusty Russell, Andrea Arcangeli and Andi Kleen.
+ * Papers:
+ * http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/paper/rclockpdcsproof.pdf
+ * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.sc.pdf (OLS2001)
+ *
+ * For detailed explanation of Read-Copy Update mechanism see -
+ * 		http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rcupdate.html
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+
+/* Definition for rcupdate control block. */
+struct rcu_ctrlblk rcu_ctrlblk = 
+	{ .cur = -300, .completed = -300 };
+struct rcu_ctrlblk rcu_bh_ctrlblk =
+	{ .cur = -300, .completed = -300 };
+
+/* Bookkeeping of the progress of the grace period */
+struct rcu_state {
+	spinlock_t	lock; /* Guard this struct and writes to rcu_ctrlblk */
+	cpumask_t	cpumask; /* CPUs that need to switch in order    */
+	                              /* for current batch to proceed.        */
+};
+
+static struct rcu_state rcu_state ____cacheline_maxaligned_in_smp =
+	  {.lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, .cpumask = CPU_MASK_NONE };
+static struct rcu_state rcu_bh_state ____cacheline_maxaligned_in_smp =
+	  {.lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED, .cpumask = CPU_MASK_NONE };
+
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_data) = { 0L };
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_data, rcu_bh_data) = { 0L };
+
+/* Fake initialization required by compiler */
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tasklet_struct, rcu_tasklet) = {NULL};
+static int maxbatch = 10;
+
+/**
+ * call_rcu - Queue an RCU callback for invocation after a grace period.
+ * @head: structure to be used for queueing the RCU updates.
+ * @func: actual update function to be invoked after the grace period
+ *
+ * The update function will be invoked some time after a full grace
+ * period elapses, in other words after all currently executing RCU
+ * read-side critical sections have completed.  RCU read-side critical
+ * sections are delimited by rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock(),
+ * and may be nested.
+ */
+void fastcall call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head,
+				void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu))
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct rcu_data *rdp;
+
+	head->func = func;
+	head->next = NULL;
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	rdp = &__get_cpu_var(rcu_data);
+	*rdp->nxttail = head;
+	rdp->nxttail = &head->next;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * call_rcu_bh - Queue an RCU for invocation after a quicker grace period.
+ * @head: structure to be used for queueing the RCU updates.
+ * @func: actual update function to be invoked after the grace period
+ *
+ * The update function will be invoked some time after a full grace
+ * period elapses, in other words after all currently executing RCU
+ * read-side critical sections have completed. call_rcu_bh() assumes
+ * that the read-side critical sections end on completion of a softirq
+ * handler. This means that read-side critical sections in process
+ * context must not be interrupted by softirqs. This interface is to be
+ * used when most of the read-side critical sections are in softirq context.
+ * RCU read-side critical sections are delimited by rcu_read_lock() and
+ * rcu_read_unlock(), * if in interrupt context or rcu_read_lock_bh()
+ * and rcu_read_unlock_bh(), if in process context. These may be nested.
+ */
+void fastcall call_rcu_bh(struct rcu_head *head,
+				void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu))
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct rcu_data *rdp;
+
+	head->func = func;
+	head->next = NULL;
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	rdp = &__get_cpu_var(rcu_bh_data);
+	*rdp->nxttail = head;
+	rdp->nxttail = &head->next;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Invoke the completed RCU callbacks. They are expected to be in
+ * a per-cpu list.
+ */
+static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	struct rcu_head *next, *list;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	list = rdp->donelist;
+	while (list) {
+		next = rdp->donelist = list->next;
+		list->func(list);
+		list = next;
+		if (++count >= maxbatch)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (!rdp->donelist)
+		rdp->donetail = &rdp->donelist;
+	else
+		tasklet_schedule(&per_cpu(rcu_tasklet, rdp->cpu));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Grace period handling:
+ * The grace period handling consists out of two steps:
+ * - A new grace period is started.
+ *   This is done by rcu_start_batch. The start is not broadcasted to
+ *   all cpus, they must pick this up by comparing rcp->cur with
+ *   rdp->quiescbatch. All cpus are recorded  in the
+ *   rcu_state.cpumask bitmap.
+ * - All cpus must go through a quiescent state.
+ *   Since the start of the grace period is not broadcasted, at least two
+ *   calls to rcu_check_quiescent_state are required:
+ *   The first call just notices that a new grace period is running. The
+ *   following calls check if there was a quiescent state since the beginning
+ *   of the grace period. If so, it updates rcu_state.cpumask. If
+ *   the bitmap is empty, then the grace period is completed.
+ *   rcu_check_quiescent_state calls rcu_start_batch(0) to start the next grace
+ *   period (if necessary).
+ */
+/*
+ * Register a new batch of callbacks, and start it up if there is currently no
+ * active batch and the batch to be registered has not already occurred.
+ * Caller must hold rcu_state.lock.
+ */
+static void rcu_start_batch(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp, struct rcu_state *rsp,
+				int next_pending)
+{
+	if (next_pending)
+		rcp->next_pending = 1;
+
+	if (rcp->next_pending &&
+			rcp->completed == rcp->cur) {
+		/* Can't change, since spin lock held. */
+		cpus_andnot(rsp->cpumask, cpu_online_map, nohz_cpu_mask);
+
+		rcp->next_pending = 0;
+		/* next_pending == 0 must be visible in __rcu_process_callbacks()
+		 * before it can see new value of cur.
+		 */
+		smp_wmb();
+		rcp->cur++;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * cpu went through a quiescent state since the beginning of the grace period.
+ * Clear it from the cpu mask and complete the grace period if it was the last
+ * cpu. Start another grace period if someone has further entries pending
+ */
+static void cpu_quiet(int cpu, struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp, struct rcu_state *rsp)
+{
+	cpu_clear(cpu, rsp->cpumask);
+	if (cpus_empty(rsp->cpumask)) {
+		/* batch completed ! */
+		rcp->completed = rcp->cur;
+		rcu_start_batch(rcp, rsp, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check if the cpu has gone through a quiescent state (say context
+ * switch). If so and if it already hasn't done so in this RCU
+ * quiescent cycle, then indicate that it has done so.
+ */
+static void rcu_check_quiescent_state(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
+			struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	if (rdp->quiescbatch != rcp->cur) {
+		/* start new grace period: */
+		rdp->qs_pending = 1;
+		rdp->passed_quiesc = 0;
+		rdp->quiescbatch = rcp->cur;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Grace period already completed for this cpu?
+	 * qs_pending is checked instead of the actual bitmap to avoid
+	 * cacheline trashing.
+	 */
+	if (!rdp->qs_pending)
+		return;
+
+	/* 
+	 * Was there a quiescent state since the beginning of the grace
+	 * period? If no, then exit and wait for the next call.
+	 */
+	if (!rdp->passed_quiesc)
+		return;
+	rdp->qs_pending = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&rsp->lock);
+	/*
+	 * rdp->quiescbatch/rcp->cur and the cpu bitmap can come out of sync
+	 * during cpu startup. Ignore the quiescent state.
+	 */
+	if (likely(rdp->quiescbatch == rcp->cur))
+		cpu_quiet(rdp->cpu, rcp, rsp);
+
+	spin_unlock(&rsp->lock);
+}
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+
+/* warning! helper for rcu_offline_cpu. do not use elsewhere without reviewing
+ * locking requirements, the list it's pulling from has to belong to a cpu
+ * which is dead and hence not processing interrupts.
+ */
+static void rcu_move_batch(struct rcu_data *this_rdp, struct rcu_head *list,
+				struct rcu_head **tail)
+{
+	local_irq_disable();
+	*this_rdp->nxttail = list;
+	if (list)
+		this_rdp->nxttail = tail;
+	local_irq_enable();
+}
+
+static void __rcu_offline_cpu(struct rcu_data *this_rdp,
+	struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp, struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	/* if the cpu going offline owns the grace period
+	 * we can block indefinitely waiting for it, so flush
+	 * it here
+	 */
+	spin_lock_bh(&rsp->lock);
+	if (rcp->cur != rcp->completed)
+		cpu_quiet(rdp->cpu, rcp, rsp);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&rsp->lock);
+	rcu_move_batch(this_rdp, rdp->curlist, rdp->curtail);
+	rcu_move_batch(this_rdp, rdp->nxtlist, rdp->nxttail);
+
+}
+static void rcu_offline_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	struct rcu_data *this_rdp = &get_cpu_var(rcu_data);
+	struct rcu_data *this_bh_rdp = &get_cpu_var(rcu_bh_data);
+
+	__rcu_offline_cpu(this_rdp, &rcu_ctrlblk, &rcu_state,
+					&per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu));
+	__rcu_offline_cpu(this_bh_rdp, &rcu_bh_ctrlblk, &rcu_bh_state,
+					&per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu));
+	put_cpu_var(rcu_data);
+	put_cpu_var(rcu_bh_data);
+	tasklet_kill_immediate(&per_cpu(rcu_tasklet, cpu), cpu);
+}
+
+#else
+
+static void rcu_offline_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * This does the RCU processing work from tasklet context. 
+ */
+static void __rcu_process_callbacks(struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
+			struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	if (rdp->curlist && !rcu_batch_before(rcp->completed, rdp->batch)) {
+		*rdp->donetail = rdp->curlist;
+		rdp->donetail = rdp->curtail;
+		rdp->curlist = NULL;
+		rdp->curtail = &rdp->curlist;
+	}
+
+	local_irq_disable();
+	if (rdp->nxtlist && !rdp->curlist) {
+		rdp->curlist = rdp->nxtlist;
+		rdp->curtail = rdp->nxttail;
+		rdp->nxtlist = NULL;
+		rdp->nxttail = &rdp->nxtlist;
+		local_irq_enable();
+
+		/*
+		 * start the next batch of callbacks
+		 */
+
+		/* determine batch number */
+		rdp->batch = rcp->cur + 1;
+		/* see the comment and corresponding wmb() in
+		 * the rcu_start_batch()
+		 */
+		smp_rmb();
+
+		if (!rcp->next_pending) {
+			/* and start it/schedule start if it's a new batch */
+			spin_lock(&rsp->lock);
+			rcu_start_batch(rcp, rsp, 1);
+			spin_unlock(&rsp->lock);
+		}
+	} else {
+		local_irq_enable();
+	}
+	rcu_check_quiescent_state(rcp, rsp, rdp);
+	if (rdp->donelist)
+		rcu_do_batch(rdp);
+}
+
+static void rcu_process_callbacks(unsigned long unused)
+{
+	__rcu_process_callbacks(&rcu_ctrlblk, &rcu_state,
+				&__get_cpu_var(rcu_data));
+	__rcu_process_callbacks(&rcu_bh_ctrlblk, &rcu_bh_state,
+				&__get_cpu_var(rcu_bh_data));
+}
+
+void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user)
+{
+	if (user || 
+	    (idle_cpu(cpu) && !in_softirq() && 
+				hardirq_count() <= (1 << HARDIRQ_SHIFT))) {
+		rcu_qsctr_inc(cpu);
+		rcu_bh_qsctr_inc(cpu);
+	} else if (!in_softirq())
+		rcu_bh_qsctr_inc(cpu);
+	tasklet_schedule(&per_cpu(rcu_tasklet, cpu));
+}
+
+static void rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_ctrlblk *rcp,
+						struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+	memset(rdp, 0, sizeof(*rdp));
+	rdp->curtail = &rdp->curlist;
+	rdp->nxttail = &rdp->nxtlist;
+	rdp->donetail = &rdp->donelist;
+	rdp->quiescbatch = rcp->completed;
+	rdp->qs_pending = 0;
+	rdp->cpu = cpu;
+}
+
+static void __devinit rcu_online_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu);
+	struct rcu_data *bh_rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu);
+
+	rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_ctrlblk, rdp);
+	rcu_init_percpu_data(cpu, &rcu_bh_ctrlblk, bh_rdp);
+	tasklet_init(&per_cpu(rcu_tasklet, cpu), rcu_process_callbacks, 0UL);
+}
+
+static int __devinit rcu_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, 
+				unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
+	switch (action) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+		rcu_online_cpu(cpu);
+		break;
+	case CPU_DEAD:
+		rcu_offline_cpu(cpu);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block __devinitdata rcu_nb = {
+	.notifier_call	= rcu_cpu_notify,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Initializes rcu mechanism.  Assumed to be called early.
+ * That is before local timer(SMP) or jiffie timer (uniproc) is setup.
+ * Note that rcu_qsctr and friends are implicitly
+ * initialized due to the choice of ``0'' for RCU_CTR_INVALID.
+ */
+void __init rcu_init(void)
+{
+	rcu_cpu_notify(&rcu_nb, CPU_UP_PREPARE,
+			(void *)(long)smp_processor_id());
+	/* Register notifier for non-boot CPUs */
+	register_cpu_notifier(&rcu_nb);
+}
+
+struct rcu_synchronize {
+	struct rcu_head head;
+	struct completion completion;
+};
+
+/* Because of FASTCALL declaration of complete, we use this wrapper */
+static void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head  *head)
+{
+	struct rcu_synchronize *rcu;
+
+	rcu = container_of(head, struct rcu_synchronize, head);
+	complete(&rcu->completion);
+}
+
+/**
+ * synchronize_kernel - wait until a grace period has elapsed.
+ *
+ * Control will return to the caller some time after a full grace
+ * period has elapsed, in other words after all currently executing RCU
+ * read-side critical sections have completed.  RCU read-side critical
+ * sections are delimited by rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock(),
+ * and may be nested.
+ */
+void synchronize_kernel(void)
+{
+	struct rcu_synchronize rcu;
+
+	init_completion(&rcu.completion);
+	/* Will wake me after RCU finished */
+	call_rcu(&rcu.head, wakeme_after_rcu);
+
+	/* Wait for it */
+	wait_for_completion(&rcu.completion);
+}
+
+module_param(maxbatch, int, 0);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_rcu);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_rcu_bh);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synchronize_kernel);