Squashfs: add multi-threaded decompression using percpu variable
Add a multi-threaded decompression implementation which uses
percpu variables.
Using percpu variables has advantages and disadvantages over
implementations which do not use percpu variables.
Advantages:
  * the nature of percpu variables ensures decompression is
    load-balanced across the multiple cores.
  * simplicity.
Disadvantages: it limits decompression to one thread per core.
Signed-off-by: 
Phillip Lougher <phillip@squashfs.org.uk>
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