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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/rcupdate.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcupdate.c | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c index 0af1dc70fece..a23a57a976d1 100644 --- a/kernel/rcupdate.c +++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c @@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled); /** - * rcu_read_lock_bh_held - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section? + * rcu_read_lock_bh_held() - might we be in RCU-bh read-side critical section? * * Check for bottom half being disabled, which covers both the * CONFIG_PROVE_RCU and not cases. Note that if someone uses * rcu_read_lock_bh(), but then later enables BH, lockdep (if enabled) - * will show the situation. + * will show the situation. This is useful for debug checks in functions + * that require that they be called within an RCU read-side critical + * section. * * Check debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() to prevent false positives during boot. */ |