linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/4] srcu: Document that srcu_funnel_gp_start() implies srcu_funnel_exp

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Date:   Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:47:56 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/4] srcu: Document that srcu_funnel_gp_start() implies srcu_funnel_exp_start()

This commit updates the header comment of srcu_funnel_gp_start() to
document the fact that srcu_funnel_gp_start() does the work of
srcu_funnel_exp_start(), in some cases by invoking it directly.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 615e414b0c1e..37bef2fe80e6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -641,6 +641,9 @@ static void srcu_funnel_exp_start(struct srcu_struct *sp, struct srcu_node *snp,
  * period s.  Losers must either ensure that their desired grace-period
  * number is recorded on at least their leaf srcu_node structure, or they
  * must take steps to invoke their own callbacks.
+ *
+ * Note that this function also does the work of srcu_funnel_exp_start(),
+ * in some cases by directly invoking it.
  */
 static void srcu_funnel_gp_start(struct srcu_struct *sp, struct srcu_data *sdp,
 				 unsigned long s, bool do_norm)
-- 
2.17.1