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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-09-04 08:13:52 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-09-04 08:13:52 -0700
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Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnad: "The main RCU related changes in this cycle were: - Removal of spin_unlock_wait() - SRCU updates - RCU torture-test updates - RCU Documentation updates - Extend the sys_membarrier() ABI with the MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED variant - Miscellaneous RCU fixes - CPU-hotplug fixes" * 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (63 commits) arch: Remove spin_unlock_wait() arch-specific definitions locking: Remove spin_unlock_wait() generic definitions drivers/ata: Replace spin_unlock_wait() with lock/unlock pair ipc: Replace spin_unlock_wait() with lock/unlock pair exit: Replace spin_unlock_wait() with lock/unlock pair completion: Replace spin_unlock_wait() with lock/unlock pair doc: Set down RCU's scheduling-clock-interrupt needs doc: No longer allowed to use rcu_dereference on non-pointers doc: Add RCU files to docbook-generation files doc: Update memory-barriers.txt for read-to-write dependencies doc: Update RCU documentation membarrier: Provide expedited private command rcu: Remove exports from rcu_idle_exit() and rcu_idle_enter() rcu: Add warning to rcu_idle_enter() for irqs enabled rcu: Make rcu_idle_enter() rely on callers disabling irqs rcu: Add assertions verifying blocked-tasks list rcu/tracing: Set disable_rcu_irq_enter on rcu_eqs_exit() rcu: Add TPS() protection for _rcu_barrier_trace strings rcu: Use idle versions of swait to make idle-hack clear swait: Add idle variants which don't contribute to load average ...
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@@ -344,3 +344,52 @@ codecs, and devices with strict requirements for interface clocking.
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/clk.h
:internal:
+
+Synchronization Primitives
+==========================
+
+Read-Copy Update (RCU)
+----------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcutree.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree.c
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/update.c
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/srcu.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_bl.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcu_sync.h
+ :external:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/sync.c
+ :external:
+