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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2009-09-11 23:35:13 -0400
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2009-09-11 23:35:13 -0400
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@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ module invokes call_rcu() from timers, you will need to first cancel all
170the timers, and only then invoke rcu_barrier() to wait for any remaining 170the timers, and only then invoke rcu_barrier() to wait for any remaining
171RCU callbacks to complete. 171RCU callbacks to complete.
172 172
173Of course, if you module uses call_rcu_bh(), you will need to invoke
174rcu_barrier_bh() before unloading. Similarly, if your module uses
175call_rcu_sched(), you will need to invoke rcu_barrier_sched() before
176unloading. If your module uses call_rcu(), call_rcu_bh(), -and-
177call_rcu_sched(), then you will need to invoke each of rcu_barrier(),
178rcu_barrier_bh(), and rcu_barrier_sched().
179
173 180
174Implementing rcu_barrier() 181Implementing rcu_barrier()
175 182