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RCU currently uses two different mechanisms for tracking irqs and NMIs. This is unnecessary complexity: Given that NMIs can nest and given that RCU's tracking handles such nesting, the NMI tracking mechanism can also be used to track irqs. This commit therefore defines rcu_irq_enter() in terms of rcu_nmi_enter() and rcu_irq_exit() in terms of rcu_nmi_exit(). Unfortunately, callers must still distinguish between the irq and NMI functions because additional actions are taken when an irq interrupts idle or nohz_full usermode execution, and these actions cannot always be taken from NMI handlers. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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