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authorPaul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>2011-03-28 00:37:58 -0400
committerPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2011-05-06 02:16:56 -0400
commit2fa218d8bbcff239302f9f36e19d7187077dd636 (patch)
treeda5d352856fb52289ad2bded0ab55df7484568b6 /Documentation/RCU
parent0ea1f2ebeb217d38770aebf91c4ecaa8e01b3305 (diff)
rcu: Update RCU's trace.txt documentation for new format
The trace.txt file had obsolete output for the debugfs rcu/rcudata file, so update it. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt b/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt
index 5a704ffd0bbc..13dbf9bccdbf 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt
@@ -21,23 +21,23 @@ rcu_pending() function decided that there was core RCU work to do).
21The output of "cat rcu/rcudata" looks as follows: 21The output of "cat rcu/rcudata" looks as follows:
22 22
23rcu_sched: 23rcu_sched:
24 0 c=17829 g=17829 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=0 dt=10951/1/0 df=1101 of=0 ri=36 ql=0 b=10 24 0!c=423090 g=423091 pq=1 pqc=423090 qp=1 dt=86475/1/0 df=16319 of=163 ri=1519 ql=0 b=10 ci=1460693 co=1648 ca=6448
25 1 c=17829 g=17829 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=0 dt=16117/1/0 df=1015 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 25 1!c=423329 g=423330 pq=1 pqc=423329 qp=1 dt=90875/1/0 df=16231 of=157 ri=1249 ql=0 b=10 ci=1459002 co=1614 ca=3310
26 2 c=17829 g=17829 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=0 dt=1445/1/0 df=1839 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 26 2!c=423370 g=423371 pq=1 pqc=423370 qp=1 dt=69661/1/0 df=16125 of=163 ri=1469 ql=0 b=10 ci=1610701 co=2015 ca=2378
27 3 c=17829 g=17829 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=0 dt=6681/1/0 df=1545 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 27 3!c=422967 g=422968 pq=1 pqc=422967 qp=1 dt=70349/1/0 df=12528 of=163 ri=1450 ql=0 b=10 ci=1427543 co=1430 ca=897
28 4 c=17829 g=17829 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=0 dt=1003/1/0 df=1992 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 28 4!c=423196 g=423197 pq=1 pqc=423196 qp=0 dt=38935/1/0 df=10959 of=177 ri=1657 ql=0 b=10 ci=1562249 co=1896 ca=533
29 5 c=17829 g=17830 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=1 dt=3887/1/0 df=3331 of=0 ri=4 ql=2 b=10 29 5!c=422950 g=422951 pq=1 pqc=422950 qp=0 dt=25127/1/0 df=5895 of=167 ri=1549 ql=0 b=10 ci=1777260 co=2137 ca=274
30 6 c=17829 g=17829 pq=1 pqc=17829 qp=0 dt=859/1/0 df=3224 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 30 6!c=423396 g=423397 pq=1 pqc=423396 qp=1 dt=22639/1/0 df=4590 of=149 ri=1572 ql=0 b=10 ci=1471186 co=1530 ca=243
31 7 c=17829 g=17830 pq=0 pqc=17829 qp=1 dt=3761/1/0 df=1818 of=0 ri=0 ql=2 b=10 31 7 c=460203 g=460203 pq=1 pqc=460202 qp=0 dt=937087/1/0 df=3298 of=149 ri=1584 ql=6 b=10 ci=4026154 co=1948 ca=135
32rcu_bh: 32rcu_bh:
33 0 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=10951/1/0 df=0 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 33 0!c=18446744073709551494 g=18446744073709551494 pq=0 pqc=18446744073709551493 qp=1 dt=86475/1/0 df=11 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 ci=112 co=0 ca=0
34 1 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=16117/1/0 df=13 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 34 1!c=18446744073709551496 g=18446744073709551496 pq=1 pqc=18446744073709551495 qp=0 dt=90875/1/0 df=15 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 ci=143 co=0 ca=0
35 2 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=1445/1/0 df=15 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 35 2!c=18446744073709551496 g=18446744073709551496 pq=1 pqc=18446744073709551495 qp=0 dt=69661/1/0 df=21 of=0 ri=1 ql=0 b=10 ci=88 co=0 ca=0
36 3 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=6681/1/0 df=9 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 36 3!c=18446744073709551494 g=18446744073709551494 pq=1 pqc=18446744073709551493 qp=0 dt=70349/1/0 df=13 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 ci=100 co=0 ca=0
37 4 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=1003/1/0 df=15 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 37 4!c=18446744073709551494 g=18446744073709551494 pq=0 pqc=18446744073709551493 qp=1 dt=38935/1/0 df=17 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 ci=36 co=0 ca=0
38 5 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=3887/1/0 df=15 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 38 5!c=18446744073709551494 g=18446744073709551494 pq=0 pqc=18446744073709551493 qp=1 dt=25127/1/0 df=7 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 ci=32 co=0 ca=0
39 6 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=859/1/0 df=15 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 39 6!c=18446744073709551496 g=18446744073709551496 pq=1 pqc=18446744073709551495 qp=0 dt=22639/1/0 df=9 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 ci=44 co=0 ca=0
40 7 c=-275 g=-275 pq=1 pqc=-275 qp=0 dt=3761/1/0 df=15 of=0 ri=0 ql=0 b=10 40 7 c=182 g=182 pq=1 pqc=181 qp=0 dt=937087/1/0 df=14 of=0 ri=1 ql=0 b=10 ci=627 co=0 ca=0
41 41
42The first section lists the rcu_data structures for rcu_sched, the second 42The first section lists the rcu_data structures for rcu_sched, the second
43for rcu_bh. Note that CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU kernels will have an 43for rcu_bh. Note that CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU kernels will have an
@@ -52,17 +52,18 @@ o The number at the beginning of each line is the CPU number.
52 substantially larger than the number of actual CPUs. 52 substantially larger than the number of actual CPUs.
53 53
54o "c" is the count of grace periods that this CPU believes have 54o "c" is the count of grace periods that this CPU believes have
55 completed. CPUs in dynticks idle mode may lag quite a ways 55 completed. Offlined CPUs and CPUs in dynticks idle mode may
56 behind, for example, CPU 4 under "rcu_sched" above, which has 56 lag quite a ways behind, for example, CPU 6 under "rcu_sched"
57 slept through the past 25 RCU grace periods. It is not unusual 57 above, which has been offline through not quite 40,000 RCU grace
58 to see CPUs lagging by thousands of grace periods. 58 periods. It is not unusual to see CPUs lagging by thousands of
59 grace periods.
59 60
60o "g" is the count of grace periods that this CPU believes have 61o "g" is the count of grace periods that this CPU believes have
61 started. Again, CPUs in dynticks idle mode may lag behind. 62 started. Again, offlined CPUs and CPUs in dynticks idle mode
62 If the "c" and "g" values are equal, this CPU has already 63 may lag behind. If the "c" and "g" values are equal, this CPU
63 reported a quiescent state for the last RCU grace period that 64 has already reported a quiescent state for the last RCU grace
64 it is aware of, otherwise, the CPU believes that it owes RCU a 65 period that it is aware of, otherwise, the CPU believes that it
65 quiescent state. 66 owes RCU a quiescent state.
66 67
67o "pq" indicates that this CPU has passed through a quiescent state 68o "pq" indicates that this CPU has passed through a quiescent state
68 for the current grace period. It is possible for "pq" to be 69 for the current grace period. It is possible for "pq" to be
@@ -81,14 +82,16 @@ o "pqc" indicates which grace period the last-observed quiescent
81 the next grace period! 82 the next grace period!
82 83
83o "qp" indicates that RCU still expects a quiescent state from 84o "qp" indicates that RCU still expects a quiescent state from
84 this CPU. 85 this CPU. Offlined CPUs and CPUs in dyntick idle mode might
86 well have qp=1, which is OK: RCU is still ignoring them.
85 87
86o "dt" is the current value of the dyntick counter that is incremented 88o "dt" is the current value of the dyntick counter that is incremented
87 when entering or leaving dynticks idle state, either by the 89 when entering or leaving dynticks idle state, either by the
88 scheduler or by irq. The number after the first "/" is the 90 scheduler or by irq. This number is even if the CPU is in
89 interrupt nesting depth when in dyntick-idle state, or one 91 dyntick idle mode and odd otherwise. The number after the first
90 greater than the interrupt-nesting depth otherwise. The number 92 "/" is the interrupt nesting depth when in dyntick-idle state,
91 after the second "/" is the NMI nesting depth. 93 or one greater than the interrupt-nesting depth otherwise.
94 The number after the second "/" is the NMI nesting depth.
92 95
93 This field is displayed only for CONFIG_NO_HZ kernels. 96 This field is displayed only for CONFIG_NO_HZ kernels.
94 97
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ o "df" is the number of times that some other CPU has forced a
100 103
101o "of" is the number of times that some other CPU has forced a 104o "of" is the number of times that some other CPU has forced a
102 quiescent state on behalf of this CPU due to this CPU being 105 quiescent state on behalf of this CPU due to this CPU being
103 offline. In a perfect world, this might neve happen, but it 106 offline. In a perfect world, this might never happen, but it
104 turns out that offlining and onlining a CPU can take several grace 107 turns out that offlining and onlining a CPU can take several grace
105 periods, and so there is likely to be an extended period of time 108 periods, and so there is likely to be an extended period of time
106 when RCU believes that the CPU is online when it really is not. 109 when RCU believes that the CPU is online when it really is not.