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    rcu: Adjust force_quiescent_state() locking, step 1 · f96e9232
    Paul E. McKenney authored
    This causes rnp->lock to be held on entry to
    force_quiescent_state()'s switch statement.  This is a first
    step towards prohibiting starting grace periods while
    force_quiescent_state() is executing, which will reduce the
    number and complexity of races that force_quiescent_state() is
    involved in.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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    Cc: mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca
    Cc: josh@joshtriplett.org
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    Cc: peterz@infradead.org
    Cc: rostedt@goodmis.org
    Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
    Cc: dhowells@redhat.com
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    Signed-off-by: default avatarIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
    f96e9232
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