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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-02-28 13:13:16 -0500
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-02-28 13:13:16 -0500
commit642c4c75a765d7a3244ab39c8e6fb09be21eca5b (patch)
treece0be9b476f362835d3a3d6e4fd32801cd15c9fe /Documentation/filesystems/dentry-locking.txt
parentf91b22c35f6b0ae06ec5b67922eca1999c3b6e0a (diff)
parent71da81324c83ef65bb196c7f874ac1c6996d8287 (diff)
Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (44 commits) rcu: Fix accelerated GPs for last non-dynticked CPU rcu: Make non-RCU_PROVE_LOCKING rcu_read_lock_sched_held() understand boot rcu: Fix accelerated grace periods for last non-dynticked CPU rcu: Export rcu_scheduler_active rcu: Make rcu_read_lock_sched_held() take boot time into account rcu: Make lockdep_rcu_dereference() message less alarmist sched, cgroups: Fix module export rcu: Add RCU_CPU_STALL_VERBOSE to dump detailed per-task information rcu: Fix rcutorture mod_timer argument to delay one jiffy rcu: Fix deadlock in TREE_PREEMPT_RCU CPU stall detection rcu: Convert to raw_spinlocks rcu: Stop overflowing signed integers rcu: Use canonical URL for Mathieu's dissertation rcu: Accelerate grace period if last non-dynticked CPU rcu: Fix citation of Mathieu's dissertation rcu: Documentation update for CONFIG_PROVE_RCU security: Apply lockdep-based checking to rcu_dereference() uses idr: Apply lockdep-based diagnostics to rcu_dereference() uses radix-tree: Disable RCU lockdep checking in radix tree vfs: Abstract rcu_dereference_check for files-fdtable use ...
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@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ changes are :
622. Insertion of a dentry into the hash table is done using 622. Insertion of a dentry into the hash table is done using
63 hlist_add_head_rcu() which take care of ordering the writes - the 63 hlist_add_head_rcu() which take care of ordering the writes - the
64 writes to the dentry must be visible before the dentry is 64 writes to the dentry must be visible before the dentry is
65 inserted. This works in conjunction with hlist_for_each_rcu() while 65 inserted. This works in conjunction with hlist_for_each_rcu(),
66 which has since been replaced by hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(), while
66 walking the hash chain. The only requirement is that all 67 walking the hash chain. The only requirement is that all
67 initialization to the dentry must be done before 68 initialization to the dentry must be done before
68 hlist_add_head_rcu() since we don't have dcache_lock protection 69 hlist_add_head_rcu() since we don't have dcache_lock protection