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@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ rcu_read_lock()
136 Used by a reader to inform the reclaimer that the reader is 136 Used by a reader to inform the reclaimer that the reader is
137 entering an RCU read-side critical section. It is illegal 137 entering an RCU read-side critical section. It is illegal
138 to block while in an RCU read-side critical section, though 138 to block while in an RCU read-side critical section, though
139 kernels built with CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU can preempt RCU read-side 139 kernels built with CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU can preempt RCU
140 critical sections. Any RCU-protected data structure accessed 140 read-side critical sections. Any RCU-protected data structure
141 during an RCU read-side critical section is guaranteed to remain 141 accessed during an RCU read-side critical section is guaranteed to
142 unreclaimed for the full duration of that critical section. 142 remain unreclaimed for the full duration of that critical section.
143 Reference counts may be used in conjunction with RCU to maintain 143 Reference counts may be used in conjunction with RCU to maintain
144 longer-term references to data structures. 144 longer-term references to data structures.
145 145
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ RCU pointer/list traversal:
785 rcu_dereference 785 rcu_dereference
786 list_for_each_entry_rcu 786 list_for_each_entry_rcu
787 hlist_for_each_entry_rcu 787 hlist_for_each_entry_rcu
788 hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu
788 789
789 list_for_each_continue_rcu (to be deprecated in favor of new 790 list_for_each_continue_rcu (to be deprecated in favor of new
790 list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu) 791 list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu)
@@ -807,19 +808,23 @@ RCU: Critical sections Grace period Barrier
807 808
808 rcu_read_lock synchronize_net rcu_barrier 809 rcu_read_lock synchronize_net rcu_barrier
809 rcu_read_unlock synchronize_rcu 810 rcu_read_unlock synchronize_rcu
811 synchronize_rcu_expedited
810 call_rcu 812 call_rcu
811 813
812 814
813bh: Critical sections Grace period Barrier 815bh: Critical sections Grace period Barrier
814 816
815 rcu_read_lock_bh call_rcu_bh rcu_barrier_bh 817 rcu_read_lock_bh call_rcu_bh rcu_barrier_bh
816 rcu_read_unlock_bh 818 rcu_read_unlock_bh synchronize_rcu_bh
819 synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited
817 820
818 821
819sched: Critical sections Grace period Barrier 822sched: Critical sections Grace period Barrier
820 823
821 [preempt_disable] synchronize_sched rcu_barrier_sched 824 rcu_read_lock_sched synchronize_sched rcu_barrier_sched
822 [and friends] call_rcu_sched 825 rcu_read_unlock_sched call_rcu_sched
826 [preempt_disable] synchronize_sched_expedited
827 [and friends]
823 828
824 829
825SRCU: Critical sections Grace period Barrier 830SRCU: Critical sections Grace period Barrier
@@ -827,6 +832,9 @@ SRCU: Critical sections Grace period Barrier
827 srcu_read_lock synchronize_srcu N/A 832 srcu_read_lock synchronize_srcu N/A
828 srcu_read_unlock 833 srcu_read_unlock
829 834
835SRCU: Initialization/cleanup
836 init_srcu_struct
837 cleanup_srcu_struct
830 838
831See the comment headers in the source code (or the docbook generated 839See the comment headers in the source code (or the docbook generated
832from them) for more information. 840from them) for more information.