From 8b9a0ecc7ef5e1ed3afbc926de17399a37128c82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Wood Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:16:46 +0100 Subject: rcu: Unconditionally use rcuc threads on PREEMPT_RT PREEMPT_RT systems have long used the rcutree.use_softirq kernel boot parameter to avoid use of RCU_SOFTIRQ handlers, which can disrupt real-time applications by invoking callbacks during return from interrupts that arrived while executing time-critical code. This kernel boot parameter instead runs RCU core processing in an 'rcuc' kthread, thus allowing the scheduler to do its job of avoiding disrupting time-critical code. This commit therefore disables the rcutree.use_softirq kernel boot parameter on PREEMPT_RT systems, thus forcing such systems to do RCU core processing in 'rcuc' kthreads. This approach has long been in use by users of the -rt patchset, and there have been no complaints. There is therefore no way for the system administrator to override this choice, at least without modifying and rebuilding the kernel. Signed-off-by: Scott Wood [bigeasy: Reword commit message] Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior [ paulmck: Update kernel-parameters.txt accordingly. ] Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'kernel') diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c index 40e5e3dd253e..d60903581300 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c @@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ static struct rcu_state rcu_state = { static bool dump_tree; module_param(dump_tree, bool, 0444); /* By default, use RCU_SOFTIRQ instead of rcuc kthreads. */ -static bool use_softirq = true; +static bool use_softirq = !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT); +#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT module_param(use_softirq, bool, 0444); +#endif /* Control rcu_node-tree auto-balancing at boot time. */ static bool rcu_fanout_exact; module_param(rcu_fanout_exact, bool, 0444); -- cgit v1.2.3