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docs: Update RCU cross-references as suggested in doc-guide
The RCU documentation contains old-style cross references which do not follow the best practices outlined in doc-guide/sphinx.rst. In addition, some of the cross references use URLs that should be replaced by pathnames. Update all of these cross references and adjust the surrounding words. Summary of changes: - out-of-date plaintext file names (*.txt) -> *.rst - references by :ref: tags -> path names of *.rst * use relative paths to .rst files under the RCU/ subdirectory * use abs paths of Documentation/xxx for other .rst files - references by URL under https://www.kernel.org/ -> paths of *.rst - adjust surrounding words of some of updated references. Note: The automarkup.py script interprets references via "*.txt" as if they were via "*.rst", so the *.txt -> *.rst changes should be regarded as cleanups rather than bug fixes. Cc: rcu@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Tested-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ The ``->dynticks`` field counts the corresponding CPU's transitions to
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and from either dyntick-idle or user mode, so that this counter has an
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even value when the CPU is in dyntick-idle mode or user mode and an odd
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value otherwise. The transitions to/from user mode need to be counted
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for user mode adaptive-ticks support (see timers/NO_HZ.txt).
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for user mode adaptive-ticks support (see Documentation/timers/no_hz.rst).
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The ``->rcu_need_heavy_qs`` field is used to record the fact that the
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RCU core code would really like to see a quiescent state from the
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@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ In earlier implementations, the task requesting the expedited grace
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period also drove it to completion. This straightforward approach had
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the disadvantage of needing to account for POSIX signals sent to user
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tasks, so more recent implemementations use the Linux kernel's
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`workqueues <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst>`__.
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workqueues (see Documentation/core-api/workqueue.rst).
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The requesting task still does counter snapshotting and funnel-lock
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processing, but the task reaching the top of the funnel lock does a
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@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ pointer fetched by rcu_dereference() may not be used outside of the
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outermost RCU read-side critical section containing that
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rcu_dereference(), unless protection of the corresponding data
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element has been passed from RCU to some other synchronization
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mechanism, most commonly locking or `reference
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counting <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt>`__.
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mechanism, most commonly locking or reference counting
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(see ../../rcuref.rst).
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.. |high-quality implementation of C11 memory_order_consume [PDF]| replace:: high-quality implementation of C11 ``memory_order_consume`` [PDF]
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.. _high-quality implementation of C11 memory_order_consume [PDF]: http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/consume.2015.07.13a.pdf
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@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Situation 1: Hash Tables
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Hash tables are often implemented as an array, where each array entry
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has a linked-list hash chain. Each hash chain can be protected by RCU
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as described in the listRCU.txt document. This approach also applies
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to other array-of-list situations, such as radix trees.
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as described in listRCU.rst. This approach also applies to other
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array-of-list situations, such as radix trees.
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.. _static_arrays:
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@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
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prevents destructive compiler optimizations. However,
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with a bit of devious creativity, it is possible to
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mishandle the return value from rcu_dereference().
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Please see rcu_dereference.txt in this directory for
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more information.
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Please see rcu_dereference.rst for more information.
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The rcu_dereference() primitive is used by the
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various "_rcu()" list-traversal primitives, such
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@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
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primitives. This is particularly useful in code that
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is common to readers and updaters. However, lockdep
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will complain if you access rcu_dereference() outside
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of an RCU read-side critical section. See lockdep.txt
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of an RCU read-side critical section. See lockdep.rst
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to learn what to do about this.
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Of course, neither rcu_dereference() nor the "_rcu()"
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@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
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primitives when the update-side lock is held is that doing so
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can be quite helpful in reducing code bloat when common code is
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shared between readers and updaters. Additional primitives
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are provided for this case, as discussed in lockdep.txt.
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are provided for this case, as discussed in lockdep.rst.
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One exception to this rule is when data is only ever added to
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the linked data structure, and is never removed during any
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@ -480,4 +479,4 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
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both rcu_barrier() and synchronize_rcu(), if necessary, using
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something like workqueues to to execute them concurrently.
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See rcubarrier.txt for more information.
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See rcubarrier.rst for more information.
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@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ A "grace period" must elapse between the two parts, and this grace period
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must be long enough that any readers accessing the item being deleted have
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since dropped their references. For example, an RCU-protected deletion
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from a linked list would first remove the item from the list, wait for
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a grace period to elapse, then free the element. See the
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:ref:`Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst <list_rcu_doc>` for more information on
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using RCU with linked lists.
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a grace period to elapse, then free the element. See listRCU.rst for more
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information on using RCU with linked lists.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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--------------------------
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@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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- If I am running on a uniprocessor kernel, which can only do one
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thing at a time, why should I wait for a grace period?
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See :ref:`Documentation/RCU/UP.rst <up_doc>` for more information.
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See UP.rst for more information.
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- How can I see where RCU is currently used in the Linux kernel?
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@ -64,13 +63,13 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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- What guidelines should I follow when writing code that uses RCU?
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See the checklist.txt file in this directory.
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See checklist.rst.
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- Why the name "RCU"?
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"RCU" stands for "read-copy update".
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:ref:`Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst <list_rcu_doc>` has more information on where
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this name came from, search for "read-copy update" to find it.
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listRCU.rst has more information on where this name came from, search
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for "read-copy update" to find it.
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- I hear that RCU is patented? What is with that?
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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This section describes how to use hlist_nulls to
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protect read-mostly linked lists and
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objects using SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU allocations.
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Please read the basics in Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst
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Please read the basics in listRCU.rst.
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Using 'nulls'
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=============
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be delayed. This property results in system resilience in face
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of denial-of-service attacks. Code using call_rcu() should limit
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update rate in order to gain this same sort of resilience. See
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checklist.txt for some approaches to limiting the update rate.
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checklist.rst for some approaches to limiting the update rate.
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rcu_assign_pointer()
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ rcu_dereference()
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must prohibit. The rcu_dereference_protected() variant takes
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a lockdep expression to indicate which locks must be acquired
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by the caller. If the indicated protection is not provided,
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a lockdep splat is emitted. See Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
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a lockdep splat is emitted. See Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
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and the API's code comments for more details and example usage.
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.. [2] If the list_for_each_entry_rcu() instance might be used by
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@ -399,8 +399,7 @@ for specialized uses, but are relatively uncommon.
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This section shows a simple use of the core RCU API to protect a
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global pointer to a dynamically allocated structure. More-typical
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uses of RCU may be found in :ref:`listRCU.rst <list_rcu_doc>`,
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:ref:`arrayRCU.rst <array_rcu_doc>`, and :ref:`NMI-RCU.rst <NMI_rcu_doc>`.
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uses of RCU may be found in listRCU.rst, arrayRCU.rst, and NMI-RCU.rst.
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::
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struct foo {
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@ -482,10 +481,9 @@ So, to sum up:
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RCU read-side critical sections that might be referencing that
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data item.
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See checklist.txt for additional rules to follow when using RCU.
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And again, more-typical uses of RCU may be found in :ref:`listRCU.rst
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<list_rcu_doc>`, :ref:`arrayRCU.rst <array_rcu_doc>`, and :ref:`NMI-RCU.rst
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<NMI_rcu_doc>`.
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See checklist.rst for additional rules to follow when using RCU.
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And again, more-typical uses of RCU may be found in listRCU.rst,
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arrayRCU.rst, and NMI-RCU.rst.
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.. _4_whatisRCU:
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@ -579,7 +577,7 @@ to avoid having to write your own callback::
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kfree_rcu(old_fp, rcu);
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Again, see checklist.txt for additional rules governing the use of RCU.
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Again, see checklist.rst for additional rules governing the use of RCU.
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.. _5_whatisRCU:
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@ -663,7 +661,7 @@ been able to write-acquire the lock otherwise. The smp_mb__after_spinlock()
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promotes synchronize_rcu() to a full memory barrier in compliance with
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the "Memory-Barrier Guarantees" listed in:
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Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
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Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
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It is possible to nest rcu_read_lock(), since reader-writer locks may
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be recursively acquired. Note also that rcu_read_lock() is immune
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