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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt index 8ed6c9f6133c..df62466da4e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt @@ -890,6 +890,8 @@ SRCU: Critical sections Grace period Barrier srcu_read_lock_held SRCU: Initialization/cleanup + DEFINE_SRCU + DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU init_srcu_struct cleanup_srcu_struct @@ -913,7 +915,8 @@ a. Will readers need to block? If so, you need SRCU. b. What about the -rt patchset? If readers would need to block in an non-rt kernel, you need SRCU. If readers would block in a -rt kernel, but not in a non-rt kernel, SRCU is not - necessary. + necessary. (The -rt patchset turns spinlocks into sleeplocks, + hence this distinction.) c. Do you need to treat NMI handlers, hardirq handlers, and code segments with preemption disabled (whether |