Because rcu_wake_cond() checks for a null task_struct pointer, there is no need for its callers to do so. This commit eliminates the redundant check.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <[email protected]> --- kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h index f0aeb7416dcc..81d3cd821891 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h @@ -1191,8 +1191,6 @@ static int rcu_boost_kthread(void *arg) static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags) __releases(rnp->lock) { - struct task_struct *t; - raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp); if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp) && rnp->exp_tasks == NULL) { raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags); @@ -1206,9 +1204,8 @@ static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags) if (rnp->exp_tasks == NULL) rnp->boost_tasks = rnp->gp_tasks; raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags); - t = rnp->boost_kthread_task; - if (t) - rcu_wake_cond(t, rnp->boost_kthread_status); + rcu_wake_cond(rnp->boost_kthread_task, + rnp->boost_kthread_status); } else { raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags); } -- 2.17.1
