rcu: Update tree_exp.h function-header comments

The function-header comments in kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h have gotten a bit
out of date, so this commit updates a number of them.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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Paul E. McKenney 2019-11-27 14:20:41 -08:00
parent 6c7d7dbf5b
commit de8cd0a533

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@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void rcu_exp_gp_seq_start(void)
}
/*
* Return then value that expedited-grace-period counter will have
* Return the value that the expedited-grace-period counter will have
* at the end of the current grace period.
*/
static __maybe_unused unsigned long rcu_exp_gp_seq_endval(void)
@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ static void rcu_exp_gp_seq_end(void)
}
/*
* Take a snapshot of the expedited-grace-period counter.
* Take a snapshot of the expedited-grace-period counter, which is the
* earliest value that will indicate that a full grace period has
* elapsed since the current time.
*/
static unsigned long rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap(void)
{
@ -143,22 +145,18 @@ static void __maybe_unused sync_exp_reset_tree(void)
* Return non-zero if there is no RCU expedited grace period in progress
* for the specified rcu_node structure, in other words, if all CPUs and
* tasks covered by the specified rcu_node structure have done their bit
* for the current expedited grace period. Works only for preemptible
* RCU -- other RCU implementation use other means.
*
* Caller must hold the specificed rcu_node structure's ->lock
* for the current expedited grace period.
*/
static bool sync_rcu_exp_done(struct rcu_node *rnp)
{
raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp);
return rnp->exp_tasks == NULL &&
READ_ONCE(rnp->expmask) == 0;
}
/*
* Like sync_rcu_exp_done(), but this function assumes the caller doesn't
* hold the rcu_node's ->lock, and will acquire and release the lock itself
* Like sync_rcu_exp_done(), but where the caller does not hold the
* rcu_node's ->lock.
*/
static bool sync_rcu_exp_done_unlocked(struct rcu_node *rnp)
{
@ -180,8 +178,6 @@ static bool sync_rcu_exp_done_unlocked(struct rcu_node *rnp)
* which the task was queued or to one of that rcu_node structure's ancestors,
* recursively up the tree. (Calm down, calm down, we do the recursion
* iteratively!)
*
* Caller must hold the specified rcu_node structure's ->lock.
*/
static void __rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp,
bool wake, unsigned long flags)
@ -189,6 +185,7 @@ static void __rcu_report_exp_rnp(struct rcu_node *rnp,
{
unsigned long mask;
raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp);
for (;;) {
if (!sync_rcu_exp_done(rnp)) {
if (!rnp->expmask)
@ -452,6 +449,10 @@ static void sync_rcu_exp_select_cpus(void)
flush_work(&rnp->rew.rew_work);
}
/*
* Wait for the expedited grace period to elapse, issuing any needed
* RCU CPU stall warnings along the way.
*/
static void synchronize_sched_expedited_wait(void)
{
int cpu;
@ -781,7 +782,7 @@ static int rcu_print_task_exp_stall(struct rcu_node *rnp)
* implementations, it is still unfriendly to real-time workloads, so is
* thus not recommended for any sort of common-case code. In fact, if
* you are using synchronize_rcu_expedited() in a loop, please restructure
* your code to batch your updates, and then Use a single synchronize_rcu()
* your code to batch your updates, and then use a single synchronize_rcu()
* instead.
*
* This has the same semantics as (but is more brutal than) synchronize_rcu().