linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 10/10] documentation: Add documentation for RCU's major data structures

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Message-ID: <20160417023356.GH3687@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:33:56 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 10/10] documentation: Add documentation for
 RCU's major data structures

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:52:39PM +0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 08:18:21AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > This commit adds documentation for RCU's major data structures,
> > including rcu_state, rcu_node, rcu_data, rcu_dynticks, and rcu_head.
> > 
> 
> One small thing, you are using term TREE_PREEMPT_RCU throughout the
> whole document, while I think it has been removed in commit
> 28f6569ab7d03 ("rcu: Remove redundant TREE_PREEMPT_RCU config option").
> 
> so, a "s/TREE_PREEMPT_RCU/PREEMPT_RCU" makes the document more up to
> date?

Good catch, will fix!

							Thanx, Paul

> Regards,
> Boqun
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > ---
> [...]