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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-12-09 20:23:19 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-12-09 20:23:19 -0800 |
commit | c30110608cfba7efff3a5e71914aee7c816115c5 (patch) | |
tree | bd7fca47f16826fb4521e16ada1c25971fa42ff2 | |
parent | 9c37f95936b6c169e89733747504879b06e77c24 (diff) | |
parent | d360b78f99e5d1724279644c8eb51d5cf0de4027 (diff) |
Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnar:
"These are the main changes in this cycle:
- Streamline RCU's use of per-CPU variables, shifting from "cpu"
arguments to functions to "this_"-style per-CPU variable
accessors.
- signal-handling RCU updates.
- real-time updates.
- torture-test updates.
- miscellaneous fixes.
- documentation updates"
* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (34 commits)
rcu: Fix FIXME in rcu_tasks_kthread()
rcu: More info about potential deadlocks with rcu_read_unlock()
rcu: Optimize cond_resched_rcu_qs()
rcu: Add sparse check for RCU_INIT_POINTER()
documentation: memory-barriers.txt: Correct example for reorderings
documentation: Add atomic_long_t to atomic_ops.txt
documentation: Additional restriction for control dependencies
documentation: Document RCU self test boot params
rcutorture: Fix rcu_torture_cbflood() memory leak
rcutorture: Remove obsolete kversion param in kvm.sh
rcutorture: Remove stale test configurations
rcutorture: Enable RCU self test in configs
rcutorture: Add early boot self tests
torture: Run Linux-kernel binary out of results directory
cpu: Avoid puts_pending overflow
rcu: Remove "cpu" argument to rcu_cleanup_after_idle()
rcu: Remove "cpu" argument to rcu_prepare_for_idle()
rcu: Remove "cpu" argument to rcu_needs_cpu()
rcu: Remove "cpu" argument to rcu_note_context_switch()
rcu: Remove "cpu" argument to rcu_preempt_check_callbacks()
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121 files changed, 408 insertions, 1858 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt index bf778332a28f..745f429fda79 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ o How can the updater tell when a grace period has completed executed in user mode, or executed in the idle loop, we can safely free up that item. - Preemptible variants of RCU (CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU) get the + Preemptible variants of RCU (CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU) get the same effect, but require that the readers manipulate CPU-local counters. These counters allow limited types of blocking within RCU read-side critical sections. SRCU also uses CPU-local @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ o I hear that RCU is patented? What is with that? o I hear that RCU needs work in order to support realtime kernels? This work is largely completed. Realtime-friendly RCU can be - enabled via the CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU kernel configuration + enabled via the CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU kernel configuration parameter. However, work is in progress for enabling priority boosting of preempted RCU read-side critical sections. This is needed if you |