linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC 2/3] rcu: tree: Fix comment about gp_seq

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Message-Id: <20180922234127.94970-2-joel@joelfernandes.org>
Date:   Sat, 22 Sep 2018 19:41:26 -0400
From:   "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC 2/3] rcu: tree: Fix comment about gp_seq_needed

rcu_state does not have a gp_seq_needed field. This comment therefore is
confusing or incorrect. Fix it.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index 57a937ac51c2..fd2ba3f9eee9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct rcu_node {
 					/*  some rcu_state fields as well as */
 					/*  following. */
 	unsigned long gp_seq;	/* Track rsp->rcu_gp_seq. */
-	unsigned long gp_seq_needed; /* Track rsp->rcu_gp_seq_needed. */
+	unsigned long gp_seq_needed; /* Track the furthest future gp request seen */
 	unsigned long completedqs; /* All QSes done for this node. */
 	unsigned long qsmask;	/* CPUs or groups that need to switch in */
 				/*  order for current grace period to proceed.*/
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ union rcu_noqs {
 struct rcu_data {
 	/* 1) quiescent-state and grace-period handling : */
 	unsigned long	gp_seq;		/* Track rsp->rcu_gp_seq counter. */
-	unsigned long	gp_seq_needed;	/* Track rsp->rcu_gp_seq_needed ctr. */
+	unsigned long	gp_seq_needed;	/* Track the furthest future gp request seen */
 	union rcu_noqs	cpu_no_qs;	/* No QSes yet for this CPU. */
 	bool		core_needs_qs;	/* Core waits for quiesc state. */
 	bool		beenonline;	/* CPU online at least once. */
-- 
2.19.0.444.g18242da7ef-goog