linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 06/10] rcu: fix now-bogus rcu_scheduler

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Date:	Mon,  5 Apr 2010 11:34:28 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, laijs@...fujitsu.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca,
	josh@...htriplett.org, dvhltc@...ibm.com, niv@...ibm.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, dhowells@...hat.com,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 06/10] rcu: fix now-bogus rcu_scheduler_active comments.

The rcu_scheduler_active check has been wrapped into the new
debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() function, so update the comments to
reflect this new reality.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 include/linux/rcupdate.h |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 91a5473..804ce3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ static inline int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void)
  * this assumes we are in an RCU read-side critical section unless it can
  * prove otherwise.
  *
- * Check rcu_scheduler_active to prevent false positives during boot.
+ * Check debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() to prevent false positives during boot
+ * and while lockdep is disabled.
  */
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_held(void)
 {
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ extern int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void);
  * of preemption (including disabling irqs) counts as an RCU-sched
  * read-side critical section.
  *
- * Check rcu_scheduler_active to prevent false positives during boot.
+ * Check debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() to prevent false positives during boot
+ * and while lockdep is disabled.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
-- 
1.7.0

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