Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull RCU changes from Ingo Molar:
 "The main changes:

   - torture-test updates
   - callback-offloading changes
   - maintainership changes
   - update RCU documentation
   - miscellaneous fixes"

* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (32 commits)
  rcu: Allow for NULL tick_nohz_full_mask when nohz_full= missing
  rcu: Fix a sparse warning in rcu_report_unblock_qs_rnp()
  rcu: Fix a sparse warning in rcu_initiate_boost()
  rcu: Fix __rcu_reclaim() to use true/false for bool
  rcu: Remove CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_DELAY
  rcu: Use __this_cpu_read() instead of per_cpu_ptr()
  rcu: Don't use NMIs to dump other CPUs' stacks
  rcu: Bind grace-period kthreads to non-NO_HZ_FULL CPUs
  rcu: Simplify priority boosting by putting rt_mutex in rcu_node
  rcu: Check both root and current rcu_node when setting up future grace period
  rcu: Allow post-unlock reference for rt_mutex
  rcu: Loosen __call_rcu()'s rcu_head alignment constraint
  rcu: Eliminate read-modify-write ACCESS_ONCE() calls
  rcu: Remove redundant ACCESS_ONCE() from tick_do_timer_cpu
  rcu: Make rcu node arrays static const char * const
  signal: Explain local_irq_save() call
  rcu: Handle obsolete references to TINY_PREEMPT_RCU
  rcu: Document deadlock-avoidance information for rcu_read_unlock()
  scripts: Teach get_maintainer.pl about the new "R:" tag
  rcu: Update rcu torture maintainership filename patterns
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
index bfda2726ca45..ff1a6de62f17 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu.h
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ static inline void debug_rcu_head_unqueue(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 void kfree(const void *);
 
+/*
+ * Reclaim the specified callback, either by invoking it (non-lazy case)
+ * or freeing it directly (lazy case).  Return true if lazy, false otherwise.
+ */
 static inline bool __rcu_reclaim(const char *rn, struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	unsigned long offset = (unsigned long)head->func;
@@ -108,12 +112,12 @@ static inline bool __rcu_reclaim(const char *rn, struct rcu_head *head)
 		RCU_TRACE(trace_rcu_invoke_kfree_callback(rn, head, offset));
 		kfree((void *)head - offset);
 		rcu_lock_release(&rcu_callback_map);
-		return 1;
+		return true;
 	} else {
 		RCU_TRACE(trace_rcu_invoke_callback(rn, head));
 		head->func(head);
 		rcu_lock_release(&rcu_callback_map);
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 	}
 }