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McKenney" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: mingo@kernel.org, jiangshanlai@gmail.com, dipankar@in.ibm.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com, josh@joshtriplett.org, tglx@linutronix.de, peterz@infradead.org, rostedt@goodmis.org, dhowells@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com, fweisbec@gmail.com, oleg@redhat.com, joel@joelfernandes.org, "Paul E. McKenney" Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/27] rcu: Clarify and correct the rcu_preempt_qs() header comment Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:34:54 -0700 X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 In-Reply-To: <20180626003448.GA26209@linux.vnet.ibm.com> References: <20180626003448.GA26209@linux.vnet.ibm.com> X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 x-cbid: 18062600-0060-0000-0000-000002827C17 X-IBM-SpamModules-Scores: X-IBM-SpamModules-Versions: BY=3.00009255; HX=3.00000241; KW=3.00000007; PH=3.00000004; SC=3.00000266; SDB=6.01052336; UDB=6.00539469; IPR=6.00830262; MB=3.00021855; MTD=3.00000008; XFM=3.00000015; UTC=2018-06-26 00:33:14 X-IBM-AV-DETECTION: SAVI=unused REMOTE=unused XFE=unused x-cbparentid: 18062600-0061-0000-0000-000045935746 Message-Id: <20180626003513.27812-8-paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:,, definitions=2018-06-25_11:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 lowpriorityscore=0 mlxscore=0 impostorscore=0 mlxlogscore=999 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1806210000 definitions=main-1806260005 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The rcu_preempt_qs() function only applies to the CPU, not the task. A task really is allowed to invoke this function while in an RCU-preempt read-side critical section, but only if it has first added itself to some leaf rcu_node structure's ->blkd_tasks list. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h index 0239cf8a4be6..07d1ad175994 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h @@ -294,13 +294,17 @@ static void rcu_preempt_ctxt_queue(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp) } /* - * Record a preemptible-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU. Note - * that this just means that the task currently running on the CPU is - * not in a quiescent state. There might be any number of tasks blocked - * while in an RCU read-side critical section. + * Record a preemptible-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU. + * Note that this does not necessarily mean that the task currently running + * on the CPU is in a quiescent state: Instead, it means that the current + * grace period need not wait on any RCU read-side critical section that + * starts later on this CPU. It also means that if the current task is + * in an RCU read-side critical section, it has already added itself to + * some leaf rcu_node structure's ->blkd_tasks list. In addition to the + * current task, there might be any number of other tasks blocked while + * in an RCU read-side critical section. * - * As with the other rcu_*_qs() functions, callers to this function - * must disable preemption. + * Callers to this function must disable preemption. */ static void rcu_preempt_qs(void) { -- 2.17.1