[patch] s390: exploit rcu_needs_cpu() interface

[Heiko Carstens]

From: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>

Exploit rcu_needs_cpu() interface to keep the cpu 'ticking' if necessary.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

This one replaces s390-exploit-rcu_soon_pending-interface.patch .

 arch/s390/kernel/time.c |    7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/time.c b/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
index fea043b..029f099 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/time.c
@@ -249,18 +249,19 @@ static inline void stop_hz_timer(void)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long seq, next;
 	__u64 timer, todval;
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
 	if (sysctl_hz_timer != 0)
 		return;
 
-	cpu_set(smp_processor_id(), nohz_cpu_mask);
+	cpu_set(cpu, nohz_cpu_mask);
 
 	/*
 	 * Leave the clock comparator set up for the next timer
 	 * tick if either rcu or a softirq is pending.
 	 */
-	if (rcu_pending(smp_processor_id()) || local_softirq_pending()) {
-		cpu_clear(smp_processor_id(), nohz_cpu_mask);
+	if (rcu_needs_cpu(cpu) || local_softirq_pending()) {
+		cpu_clear(cpu, nohz_cpu_mask);
 		return;
 	}
 
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