linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, RFC, tip/core/rcu] scalable classic RCU implementation

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Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:34:56 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Josh Triplett <josht@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cl@...ux-foundation.org, mingo@...e.hu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	manfred@...orfullife.com, dipankar@...ibm.com, schamp@....com,
	niv@...ibm.com, dvhltc@...ibm.com, ego@...ibm.com,
	laijs@...fujitsu.com, rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC, tip/core/rcu] scalable classic RCU implementation

On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 16:29 -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:

> > @@ -26,8 +27,10 @@
> >   * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.sc.pdf (OLS2001)
> >   *
> >   * For detailed explanation of Read-Copy Update mechanism see -
> > - * 		Documentation/RCU
> > - *
> > + * 	Documentation/RCU
> > + * 	http://lwn.net/Articles/262464/ (What is RCU, Fundamentally?)
> > + * 	http://lwn.net/Articles/263130/ (What is RCU's Usage?)
> > + * 	http://lwn.net/Articles/264090/ (What is RCU's API? + references)
> >   */
> 
> Why put these references here rather than in Documentation/RCU?  It
> seems easier to keep documentation up to date in one place.  If you
> think these represent a good "getting started" set of documents, how
> about a Documentation/RCU/ReadTheseFirst with links to them, or how
> about linking to them from whatisRCU.txt?

I actually like in code comments and 'documentation' more than
Documentation/ stuff. Mostly because Documentation/ is:
 - far away from the code
 - therefore, more easily bitrotted
 - and easily forgotten



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