linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/27] rcu: Clarify and correct the rcu_preempt

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Date:   Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:34:54 -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 08/27] rcu: Clarify and correct the rcu_preempt_qs() header comment

The rcu_preempt_qs() function only applies to the CPU, not the task.
A task really is allowed to invoke this function while in an RCU-preempt
read-side critical section, but only if it has first added itself to
some leaf rcu_node structure's ->blkd_tasks list.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 16 ++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 0239cf8a4be6..07d1ad175994 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -294,13 +294,17 @@ static void rcu_preempt_ctxt_queue(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 }
 
 /*
- * Record a preemptible-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU.  Note
- * that this just means that the task currently running on the CPU is
- * not in a quiescent state.  There might be any number of tasks blocked
- * while in an RCU read-side critical section.
+ * Record a preemptible-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU.
+ * Note that this does not necessarily mean that the task currently running
+ * on the CPU is in a quiescent state:  Instead, it means that the current
+ * grace period need not wait on any RCU read-side critical section that
+ * starts later on this CPU.  It also means that if the current task is
+ * in an RCU read-side critical section, it has already added itself to
+ * some leaf rcu_node structure's ->blkd_tasks list.  In addition to the
+ * current task, there might be any number of other tasks blocked while
+ * in an RCU read-side critical section.
  *
- * As with the other rcu_*_qs() functions, callers to this function
- * must disable preemption.
+ * Callers to this function must disable preemption.
  */
 static void rcu_preempt_qs(void)
 {
-- 
2.17.1