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Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:31:23 +0100 From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>, akpm@...l.org Subject: [PATCH] 3/4 qrcu: add documentation Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> Acked-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> --- Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt | 6 ++++-- Documentation/RCU/torture.txt | 15 +++++++++------ Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 3 +++ 4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt index f4dffad..36d6185 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt @@ -259,3 +259,16 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome! Note that, rcu_assign_pointer() and rcu_dereference() relate to SRCU just as they do to other forms of RCU. + +14. QRCU is very similar to SRCU, but features very fast grace-period + processing at the expense of heavier-weight read-side operations. + The correspondance between QRCU and SRCU is as follows: + + QRCU SRCU + + struct qrcu_struct struct srcu_struct + init_qrcu_struct() init_srcu_struct() + cleanup_qrcu_struct() cleanup_srcu_struct() + qrcu_read_lock() srcu_read_lock() + qrcu_read-unlock() srcu_read_unlock() + synchronize_qrcu() synchronize_srcu() diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt index f84407c..ae1e54e 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcu.txt @@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ o How can I see where RCU is currently used in the Linux kernel? Search for "rcu_read_lock", "rcu_read_unlock", "call_rcu", "rcu_read_lock_bh", "rcu_read_unlock_bh", "call_rcu_bh", - "srcu_read_lock", "srcu_read_unlock", "synchronize_rcu", - "synchronize_net", and "synchronize_srcu". + "qrcu_read_lock", qrcu_read_unlock", "srcu_read_lock", + "srcu_read_unlock", "synchronize_rcu", "synchronize_qrcu", + "synchronize_net", "synchronize_srcu", rcu_assign_pointer(), + and rcu_dereference(). o What guidelines should I follow when writing code that uses RCU? diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt b/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt index 25a3c3f..2cb0a3b 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt @@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ nfakewriters This is the number of RCU fake writer threads to run. Fake different numbers of writers running in parallel. nfakewriters defaults to 4, which provides enough parallelism to trigger special cases caused by multiple writers, such as - the synchronize_srcu() early return optimization. + the synchronize_srcu() and synchronize_qrcu() early return + optimizations. stat_interval The number of seconds between output of torture statistics (via printk()). Regardless of the interval, @@ -54,11 +55,13 @@ test_no_idle_hz Whether or not to test the ability of RCU to operate in idle CPUs. Boolean parameter, "1" to test, "0" otherwise. torture_type The type of RCU to test: "rcu" for the rcu_read_lock() API, - "rcu_sync" for rcu_read_lock() with synchronous reclamation, - "rcu_bh" for the rcu_read_lock_bh() API, "rcu_bh_sync" for - rcu_read_lock_bh() with synchronous reclamation, "srcu" for - the "srcu_read_lock()" API, and "sched" for the use of - preempt_disable() together with synchronize_sched(). + "rcu_sync" for rcu_read_lock() with synchronous + reclamation, "rcu_bh" for the rcu_read_lock_bh() API, + "rcu_bh_sync" for rcu_read_lock_bh() with synchronous + reclamation, "srcu" for the "srcu_read_lock()" API, + "qrcu" for the "qrcu_read_lock()" "quick grace period" + form of SRCU, and "sched" for the use of preempt_disable() + together with synchronize_sched(). verbose Enable debug printk()s. Default is disabled. diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt index e0d6d99..e91650b 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt @@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ Markers for RCU read-side critical sections: rcu_read_unlock_bh srcu_read_lock srcu_read_unlock + qrcu_read_lock + qrcu_read_unlock RCU pointer/list traversal: @@ -807,6 +809,7 @@ RCU grace period: synchronize_sched synchronize_rcu synchronize_srcu + synchronize_qrcu call_rcu call_rcu_bh -- 1.4.4.2.g02c9 -- Jens Axboe - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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