linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 4/4] documentation: Add pointer to percpu-ref for RCU and refcount

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Date:	Mon,  7 Jul 2014 15:24:22 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
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	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 4/4] documentation: Add pointer to percpu-ref for RCU and refcount

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt
index 141d531aa14b..613033ff2b9b 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcuref.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 Reference-count design for elements of lists/arrays protected by RCU.
 
+
+Please note that the percpu-ref feature is likely your first
+stop if you need to combine reference counts and RCU.  Please see
+include/linux/percpu-refcount.h for more information.  However, in
+those unusual cases where percpu-ref would consume too much memory,
+please read on.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Reference counting on elements of lists which are protected by traditional
 reader/writer spinlocks or semaphores are straightforward:
 
-- 
1.8.1.5

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