Merge branch 'core-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'core-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  rcu: Start RCU kthreads in TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE state
  rcu: Remove waitqueue usage for cpu, node, and boost kthreads
  rcu: Avoid acquiring rcu_node locks in timer functions
  atomic: Add atomic_or()
  Documentation: Add statistics about nested locks
  rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof
  rcu: Make rcu_enter_nohz() pay attention to nesting
  rcu: Don't do reschedule unless in irq
  rcu: Remove old memory barriers from rcu_process_callbacks()
  rcu: Add memory barriers
  rcu: Fix unpaired rcu_irq_enter() from locking selftests

2 files changed, 39 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt b/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt
index c078ad48f7a1..8173cec473aa 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/trace.txt
@@ -99,18 +99,11 @@ o	"qp" indicates that RCU still expects a quiescent state from
 
 o       "dt" is the current value of the dyntick counter that is incremented
         when entering or leaving dynticks idle state, either by the
-        scheduler or by irq.  The number after the "/" is the interrupt
-        nesting depth when in dyntick-idle state, or one greater than
-        the interrupt-nesting depth otherwise.
-
-        This field is displayed only for CONFIG_NO_HZ kernels.
-
-o       "dn" is the current value of the dyntick counter that is incremented
-        when entering or leaving dynticks idle state via NMI.  If both
-        the "dt" and "dn" values are even, then this CPU is in dynticks
-        idle mode and may be ignored by RCU.  If either of these two
-        counters is odd, then RCU must be alert to the possibility of
-        an RCU read-side critical section running on this CPU.
+        scheduler or by irq.  This number is even if the CPU is in
+        dyntick idle mode and odd otherwise.  The number after the first
+        "/" is the interrupt nesting depth when in dyntick-idle state,
+        or one greater than the interrupt-nesting depth otherwise.
+        The number after the second "/" is the NMI nesting depth.
 
         This field is displayed only for CONFIG_NO_HZ kernels.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/lockstat.txt b/Documentation/lockstat.txt
index 9c0a80d17a23..cef00d42ed5b 100644
--- a/Documentation/lockstat.txt
+++ b/Documentation/lockstat.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ Because things like lock contention can severely impact performance.
 - HOW
 
 Lockdep already has hooks in the lock functions and maps lock instances to
-lock classes. We build on that. The graph below shows the relation between
-the lock functions and the various hooks therein.
+lock classes. We build on that (see Documentation/lockdep-design.txt).
+The graph below shows the relation between the lock functions and the various
+hooks therein.
 
         __acquire
             |
@@ -128,6 +129,37 @@ points are the points we're contending with.
 
 The integer part of the time values is in us.
 
+Dealing with nested locks, subclasses may appear:
+
+32...............................................................................................................................................................................................
+33
+34                               &rq->lock:         13128          13128           0.43         190.53      103881.26          97454        3453404           0.00         401.11    13224683.11
+35                               ---------
+36                               &rq->lock            645          [<ffffffff8103bfc4>] task_rq_lock+0x43/0x75
+37                               &rq->lock            297          [<ffffffff8104ba65>] try_to_wake_up+0x127/0x25a
+38                               &rq->lock            360          [<ffffffff8103c4c5>] select_task_rq_fair+0x1f0/0x74a
+39                               &rq->lock            428          [<ffffffff81045f98>] scheduler_tick+0x46/0x1fb
+40                               ---------
+41                               &rq->lock             77          [<ffffffff8103bfc4>] task_rq_lock+0x43/0x75
+42                               &rq->lock            174          [<ffffffff8104ba65>] try_to_wake_up+0x127/0x25a
+43                               &rq->lock           4715          [<ffffffff8103ed4b>] double_rq_lock+0x42/0x54
+44                               &rq->lock            893          [<ffffffff81340524>] schedule+0x157/0x7b8
+45
+46...............................................................................................................................................................................................
+47
+48                             &rq->lock/1:         11526          11488           0.33         388.73      136294.31          21461          38404           0.00          37.93      109388.53
+49                             -----------
+50                             &rq->lock/1          11526          [<ffffffff8103ed58>] double_rq_lock+0x4f/0x54
+51                             -----------
+52                             &rq->lock/1           5645          [<ffffffff8103ed4b>] double_rq_lock+0x42/0x54
+53                             &rq->lock/1           1224          [<ffffffff81340524>] schedule+0x157/0x7b8
+54                             &rq->lock/1           4336          [<ffffffff8103ed58>] double_rq_lock+0x4f/0x54
+55                             &rq->lock/1            181          [<ffffffff8104ba65>] try_to_wake_up+0x127/0x25a
+
+Line 48 shows statistics for the second subclass (/1) of &rq->lock class
+(subclass starts from 0), since in this case, as line 50 suggests,
+double_rq_lock actually acquires a nested lock of two spinlocks.
+
 View the top contending locks:
 
 # grep : /proc/lock_stat | head