1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
index d542ca243b80..cfaac34c4557 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
@@ -323,14 +323,17 @@ used as follows:
         Defer                   Protect
 
 a.      synchronize_rcu()       rcu_read_lock() / rcu_read_unlock()
-        call_rcu()
+        call_rcu()              rcu_dereference()
 
 b.      call_rcu_bh()           rcu_read_lock_bh() / rcu_read_unlock_bh()
+                                rcu_dereference_bh()
 
-c.      synchronize_sched()     preempt_disable() / preempt_enable()
+c.      synchronize_sched()     rcu_read_lock_sched() / rcu_read_unlock_sched()
+                                preempt_disable() / preempt_enable()
                                 local_irq_save() / local_irq_restore()
                                 hardirq enter / hardirq exit
                                 NMI enter / NMI exit
+                                rcu_dereference_sched()
 
 These three mechanisms are used as follows:
 
@@ -780,9 +783,8 @@ Linux-kernel source code, but it helps to have a full list of the
 APIs, since there does not appear to be a way to categorize them
 in docbook.  Here is the list, by category.
 
-RCU pointer/list traversal:
+RCU list traversal:
 
-        rcu_dereference
         list_for_each_entry_rcu
         hlist_for_each_entry_rcu
         hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu
@@ -808,7 +810,7 @@ RCU:	Critical sections	Grace period		Barrier
 
         rcu_read_lock           synchronize_net         rcu_barrier
         rcu_read_unlock         synchronize_rcu
-                                synchronize_rcu_expedited
+        rcu_dereference         synchronize_rcu_expedited
                                 call_rcu
 
 
@@ -816,7 +818,7 @@ bh:	Critical sections	Grace period		Barrier
 
         rcu_read_lock_bh        call_rcu_bh             rcu_barrier_bh
         rcu_read_unlock_bh      synchronize_rcu_bh
-                                synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited
+        rcu_dereference_bh      synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited
 
 
 sched:  Critical sections       Grace period            Barrier
@@ -825,17 +827,25 @@ sched:	Critical sections	Grace period		Barrier
         rcu_read_unlock_sched   call_rcu_sched
         [preempt_disable]       synchronize_sched_expedited
         [and friends]
+        rcu_dereference_sched
 
 
 SRCU:   Critical sections       Grace period            Barrier
 
         srcu_read_lock          synchronize_srcu        N/A
         srcu_read_unlock        synchronize_srcu_expedited
+        srcu_dereference
 
 SRCU:   Initialization/cleanup
         init_srcu_struct
         cleanup_srcu_struct
 
+All:  lockdep-checked RCU-protected pointer access
+
+        rcu_dereference_check
+        rcu_dereference_protected
+        rcu_access_pointer
+
 See the comment headers in the source code (or the docbook generated
 from them) for more information.