tree c1eeb2c4b710aeb7bfe5319f27d85331b2360332
parent d60e3a6133468bf86c74cd900f720625c12384d1
author Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> 1502480227 -0700
committer Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> 1502480227 -0700

rcu: Create call_rcu_tasks() kthread at boot time

Currently the call_rcu_tasks() kthread is created upon first
invocation of call_rcu_tasks().  This has the advantage of avoiding
creation if there are never any invocations of call_rcu_tasks() and of
synchronize_rcu_tasks(), but it requires an unreliable heuristic to
determine when it is safe to create the kthread.  For example, it is
not safe to create the kthread when call_rcu_tasks() is invoked with
a spinlock held, but there is no good way to detect this in !PREEMPT
kernels.

This commit therefore creates this kthread unconditionally at
core_initcall() time.  If you don't want this kthread created, then
build with CONFIG_TASKS_RCU=n.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>