linux-kernel - [5/5] doc: rcu: Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu

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Date:   Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:26:01 -0700
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: [5/5] doc: rcu: Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu_data

The rcu_state structure doesn't have a gp_seq_needed field. Update the
description under rcu_data accordingly, to reflect this.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>
---
 .../RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html        | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html
index a45fc326d990..b41deca48383 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html
@@ -1009,9 +1009,10 @@ as follows:
   5   bool gpwrap;
 </pre>
 
-<p>The <tt>-&gt;gp_seq</tt> and <tt>-&gt;gp_seq_needed</tt>
-fields are the counterparts of the fields of the same name
-in the <tt>rcu_state</tt> and <tt>rcu_node</tt> structures.
+<p>The <tt>-&gt;gp_seq</tt> field is the counterpart of the field of the same
+name in the <tt>rcu_state</tt> and <tt>rcu_node</tt> structures.  The
+<tt>-&gt;gp_seq_needed</tt> field is the counterpart of the field of the same
+name in the rcu_node</tt> structure.
 They may each lag up to one behind their <tt>rcu_node</tt>
 counterparts, but in <tt>CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE</tt> and
 <tt>CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL</tt> kernels can lag
-- 
2.19.0.444.g18242da7ef-goog