The RCU-specific resched_cpu() function sends a resched IPI to the
specified CPU, which can be used to force the tick on for a given
nohz_full CPU. This is needed when this nohz_full CPU is looping in the
kernel while blocking the current grace period. However, for the tick
to actually be forced on in all cases, that CPU's rcu_data structure's
->rcu_urgent_qs flag must be set beforehand. This commit therefore
causes rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs() to set this flag prior to invoking
resched_cpu() on a holdout nohz_full CPU.
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(rdp->cpu) &&
time_after(jiffies,
READ_ONCE(rdp->last_fqs_resched) + jtsq * 3)) {
+ WRITE_ONCE(*ruqp, true);
resched_cpu(rdp->cpu);
WRITE_ONCE(rdp->last_fqs_resched, jiffies);
}