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authorLen Brown <len.brown@intel.com>2009-04-05 02:14:15 -0400
committerLen Brown <len.brown@intel.com>2009-04-05 02:14:15 -0400
commit478c6a43fcbc6c11609f8cee7c7b57223907754f (patch)
treea7f7952099da60d33032aed6de9c0c56c9f8779e /Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
parent8a3f257c704e02aee9869decd069a806b45be3f1 (diff)
parent6bb597507f9839b13498781e481f5458aea33620 (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into release
Conflicts: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
index 239f542d48ba..6389dec33459 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if (obj) {
21 /* 21 /*
22 * Because a writer could delete object, and a writer could 22 * Because a writer could delete object, and a writer could
23 * reuse these object before the RCU grace period, we 23 * reuse these object before the RCU grace period, we
24 * must check key after geting the reference on object 24 * must check key after getting the reference on object
25 */ 25 */
26 if (obj->key != key) { // not the object we expected 26 if (obj->key != key) { // not the object we expected
27 put_ref(obj); 27 put_ref(obj);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ a race (some writer did a delete and/or a move of an object
117to another chain) checking the final 'nulls' value if 117to another chain) checking the final 'nulls' value if
118the lookup met the end of chain. If final 'nulls' value 118the lookup met the end of chain. If final 'nulls' value
119is not the slot number, then we must restart the lookup at 119is not the slot number, then we must restart the lookup at
120the begining. If the object was moved to same chain, 120the beginning. If the object was moved to the same chain,
121then the reader doesnt care : It might eventually 121then the reader doesnt care : It might eventually
122scan the list again without harm. 122scan the list again without harm.
123 123