Documentation: core-api/cpuhotplug: Rewrite the API section

Dave stumbled over the incomplete and confusing documentation of the CPU
hotplug API.

Rewrite it, add the missing function documentations and correct the
existing ones.

Reported-by: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210909123212.489059409@linutronix.de

1 files changed, 110 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index 39cf84a30b9f..832d8a74fa59 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -22,8 +22,42 @@
  *              AP_ACTIVE			AP_ACTIVE
  */
 
+/*
+ * CPU hotplug states. The state machine invokes the installed state
+ * startup callbacks sequentially from CPUHP_OFFLINE + 1 to CPUHP_ONLINE
+ * during a CPU online operation. During a CPU offline operation the
+ * installed teardown callbacks are invoked in the reverse order from
+ * CPU_ONLINE - 1 down to CPUHP_OFFLINE.
+ *
+ * The state space has three sections: PREPARE, STARTING and ONLINE.
+ *
+ * PREPARE: The callbacks are invoked on a control CPU before the
+ * hotplugged CPU is started up or after the hotplugged CPU has died.
+ *
+ * STARTING: The callbacks are invoked on the hotplugged CPU from the low level
+ * hotplug startup/teardown code with interrupts disabled.
+ *
+ * ONLINE: The callbacks are invoked on the hotplugged CPU from the per CPU
+ * hotplug thread with interrupts and preemption enabled.
+ *
+ * Adding explicit states to this enum is only necessary when:
+ *
+ * 1) The state is within the STARTING section
+ *
+ * 2) The state has ordering constraints vs. other states in the
+ *    same section.
+ *
+ * If neither #1 nor #2 apply, please use the dynamic state space when
+ * setting up a state by using CPUHP_PREPARE_DYN or CPUHP_PREPARE_ONLINE
+ * for the @state argument of the setup function.
+ *
+ * See Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst for further information and
+ * examples.
+ */
 enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_INVALID = -1,
+
+	/* PREPARE section invoked on a control CPU */
 	CPUHP_OFFLINE = 0,
 	CPUHP_CREATE_THREADS,
 	CPUHP_PERF_PREPARE,
@@ -95,6 +129,11 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN,
 	CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN_END		= CPUHP_BP_PREPARE_DYN + 20,
 	CPUHP_BRINGUP_CPU,
+
+	/*
+	 * STARTING section invoked on the hotplugged CPU in low level
+	 * bringup and teardown code.
+	 */
 	CPUHP_AP_IDLE_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_AP_OFFLINE,
 	CPUHP_AP_SCHED_STARTING,
@@ -155,6 +194,8 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_AP_ARM_CACHE_B15_RAC_DYING,
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE,
 	CPUHP_TEARDOWN_CPU,
+
+	/* Online section invoked on the hotplugged CPU from the hotplug thread */
 	CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE,
 	CPUHP_AP_SCHED_WAIT_EMPTY,
 	CPUHP_AP_SMPBOOT_THREADS,
@@ -216,14 +257,15 @@ int __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state, const char *name,
 				   int (*teardown)(unsigned int cpu),
 				   bool multi_instance);
 /**
- * cpuhp_setup_state - Setup hotplug state callbacks with calling the callbacks
+ * cpuhp_setup_state - Setup hotplug state callbacks with calling the @startup
+ *                     callback
  * @state:	The state for which the calls are installed
  * @name:	Name of the callback (will be used in debug output)
- * @startup:	startup callback function
- * @teardown:	teardown callback function
+ * @startup:	startup callback function or NULL if not required
+ * @teardown:	teardown callback function or NULL if not required
  *
- * Installs the callback functions and invokes the startup callback on
- * the present cpus which have already reached the @state.
+ * Installs the callback functions and invokes the @startup callback on
+ * the online cpus which have already reached the @state.
  */
 static inline int cpuhp_setup_state(enum cpuhp_state state,
 				    const char *name,
@@ -233,6 +275,18 @@ static inline int cpuhp_setup_state(enum cpuhp_state state,
 	return __cpuhp_setup_state(state, name, true, startup, teardown, false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked - Setup hotplug state callbacks with calling
+ *				  @startup callback from a cpus_read_lock()
+ *				  held region
+ * @state:	The state for which the calls are installed
+ * @name:	Name of the callback (will be used in debug output)
+ * @startup:	startup callback function or NULL if not required
+ * @teardown:	teardown callback function or NULL if not required
+ *
+ * Same as cpuhp_setup_state() except that it must be invoked from within a
+ * cpus_read_lock() held region.
+ */
 static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state,
 					       const char *name,
 					       int (*startup)(unsigned int cpu),
@@ -244,14 +298,14 @@ static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state,
 
 /**
  * cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls - Setup hotplug state callbacks without calling the
- *			       callbacks
+ *			       @startup callback
  * @state:	The state for which the calls are installed
  * @name:	Name of the callback.
- * @startup:	startup callback function
- * @teardown:	teardown callback function
+ * @startup:	startup callback function or NULL if not required
+ * @teardown:	teardown callback function or NULL if not required
  *
- * Same as @cpuhp_setup_state except that no calls are executed are invoked
- * during installation of this callback. NOP if SMP=n or HOTPLUG_CPU=n.
+ * Same as cpuhp_setup_state() except that the @startup callback is not
+ * invoked during installation. NOP if SMP=n or HOTPLUG_CPU=n.
  */
 static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(enum cpuhp_state state,
 					    const char *name,
@@ -262,6 +316,19 @@ static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(enum cpuhp_state state,
 				   false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked - Setup hotplug state callbacks without
+ *					  invoking the @startup callback from
+ *					  a cpus_read_lock() held region
+ *			       callbacks
+ * @state:	The state for which the calls are installed
+ * @name:	Name of the callback.
+ * @startup:	startup callback function or NULL if not required
+ * @teardown:	teardown callback function or NULL if not required
+ *
+ * Same as cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls() except that it must be invoked from
+ * within a cpus_read_lock() held region.
+ */
 static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state,
 						     const char *name,
 						     int (*startup)(unsigned int cpu),
@@ -275,13 +342,13 @@ static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state,
  * cpuhp_setup_state_multi - Add callbacks for multi state
  * @state:	The state for which the calls are installed
  * @name:	Name of the callback.
- * @startup:	startup callback function
- * @teardown:	teardown callback function
+ * @startup:	startup callback function or NULL if not required
+ * @teardown:	teardown callback function or NULL if not required
  *
  * Sets the internal multi_instance flag and prepares a state to work as a multi
  * instance callback. No callbacks are invoked at this point. The callbacks are
  * invoked once an instance for this state are registered via
- * @cpuhp_state_add_instance or @cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls.
+ * cpuhp_state_add_instance() or cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls()
  */
 static inline int cpuhp_setup_state_multi(enum cpuhp_state state,
 					  const char *name,
@@ -306,9 +373,10 @@ int __cpuhp_state_add_instance_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state,
  * @state:	The state for which the instance is installed
  * @node:	The node for this individual state.
  *
- * Installs the instance for the @state and invokes the startup callback on
- * the present cpus which have already reached the @state. The @state must have
- * been earlier marked as multi-instance by @cpuhp_setup_state_multi.
+ * Installs the instance for the @state and invokes the registered startup
+ * callback on the online cpus which have already reached the @state. The
+ * @state must have been earlier marked as multi-instance by
+ * cpuhp_setup_state_multi().
  */
 static inline int cpuhp_state_add_instance(enum cpuhp_state state,
 					   struct hlist_node *node)
@@ -322,8 +390,9 @@ static inline int cpuhp_state_add_instance(enum cpuhp_state state,
  * @state:	The state for which the instance is installed
  * @node:	The node for this individual state.
  *
- * Installs the instance for the @state The @state must have been earlier
- * marked as multi-instance by @cpuhp_setup_state_multi.
+ * Installs the instance for the @state. The @state must have been earlier
+ * marked as multi-instance by cpuhp_setup_state_multi. NOP if SMP=n or
+ * HOTPLUG_CPU=n.
  */
 static inline int cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls(enum cpuhp_state state,
 						   struct hlist_node *node)
@@ -331,6 +400,17 @@ static inline int cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls(enum cpuhp_state state,
 	return __cpuhp_state_add_instance(state, node, false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls_cpuslocked - Add an instance for a state
+ *						 without invoking the startup
+ *						 callback from a cpus_read_lock()
+ *						 held region.
+ * @state:	The state for which the instance is installed
+ * @node:	The node for this individual state.
+ *
+ * Same as cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls() except that it must be
+ * invoked from within a cpus_read_lock() held region.
+ */
 static inline int
 cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state,
 					    struct hlist_node *node)
@@ -346,7 +426,7 @@ void __cpuhp_remove_state_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state, bool invoke);
  * @state:	The state for which the calls are removed
  *
  * Removes the callback functions and invokes the teardown callback on
- * the present cpus which have already reached the @state.
+ * the online cpus which have already reached the @state.
  */
 static inline void cpuhp_remove_state(enum cpuhp_state state)
 {
@@ -355,7 +435,7 @@ static inline void cpuhp_remove_state(enum cpuhp_state state)
 
 /**
  * cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls - Remove hotplug state callbacks without invoking
- *				teardown
+ *				the teardown callback
  * @state:	The state for which the calls are removed
  */
 static inline void cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls(enum cpuhp_state state)
@@ -363,6 +443,14 @@ static inline void cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls(enum cpuhp_state state)
 	__cpuhp_remove_state(state, false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls_cpuslocked - Remove hotplug state callbacks without invoking
+ *					   teardown from a cpus_read_lock() held region.
+ * @state:	The state for which the calls are removed
+ *
+ * Same as cpuhp_remove_state nocalls() except that it must be invoked
+ * from within a cpus_read_lock() held region.
+ */
 static inline void cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(enum cpuhp_state state)
 {
 	__cpuhp_remove_state_cpuslocked(state, false);
@@ -390,8 +478,8 @@ int __cpuhp_state_remove_instance(enum cpuhp_state state,
  * @state:	The state from which the instance is removed
  * @node:	The node for this individual state.
  *
- * Removes the instance and invokes the teardown callback on the present cpus
- * which have already reached the @state.
+ * Removes the instance and invokes the teardown callback on the online cpus
+ * which have already reached @state.
  */
 static inline int cpuhp_state_remove_instance(enum cpuhp_state state,
 					      struct hlist_node *node)