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-rw-r--r--kernel/time/Kconfig37
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/tick-sched.c2
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
index 27b7868b5c30..a41753be1a2b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ config TIME_KUNIT_TEST
If unsure, say N.
+config CONTEXT_TRACKING
+ bool
+
+config CONTEXT_TRACKING_IDLE
+ bool
+ select CONTEXT_TRACKING
+ help
+ Tracks idle state on behalf of RCU.
+
if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
menu "Timers subsystem"
@@ -111,7 +120,7 @@ config NO_HZ_FULL
# NO_HZ_COMMON dependency
# We need at least one periodic CPU for timekeeping
depends on SMP
- depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
+ depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
# VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN dependency
depends on HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
select NO_HZ_COMMON
@@ -137,31 +146,37 @@ config NO_HZ_FULL
endchoice
-config CONTEXT_TRACKING
- bool
+config CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
+ bool
+ depends on HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
+ select CONTEXT_TRACKING
+ help
+ Track transitions between kernel and user on behalf of RCU and
+ tickless cputime accounting. The former case relies on context
+ tracking to enter/exit RCU extended quiescent states.
-config CONTEXT_TRACKING_FORCE
- bool "Force context tracking"
- depends on CONTEXT_TRACKING
+config CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER_FORCE
+ bool "Force user context tracking"
+ depends on CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER
default y if !NO_HZ_FULL
help
The major pre-requirement for full dynticks to work is to
- support the context tracking subsystem. But there are also
+ support the user context tracking subsystem. But there are also
other dependencies to provide in order to make the full
dynticks working.
This option stands for testing when an arch implements the
- context tracking backend but doesn't yet fulfill all the
+ user context tracking backend but doesn't yet fulfill all the
requirements to make the full dynticks feature working.
Without the full dynticks, there is no way to test the support
- for context tracking and the subsystems that rely on it: RCU
+ for user context tracking and the subsystems that rely on it: RCU
userspace extended quiescent state and tickless cputime
accounting. This option copes with the absence of the full
- dynticks subsystem by forcing the context tracking on all
+ dynticks subsystem by forcing the user context tracking on all
CPUs in the system.
Say Y only if you're working on the development of an
- architecture backend for the context tracking.
+ architecture backend for the user context tracking.
Say N otherwise, this option brings an overhead that you
don't want in production.
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 30049580cd62..b0e3c9205946 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void __init tick_nohz_init(void)
}
for_each_cpu(cpu, tick_nohz_full_mask)
- context_tracking_cpu_set(cpu);
+ ct_cpu_track_user(cpu);
ret = cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
"kernel/nohz:predown", NULL,