linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 1/2] doc/kprobes: Update obsolete RCU update functions

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Date:   Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:00:49 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
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        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 1/2] doc/kprobes: Update obsolete RCU update functions

The RCU flavors have been consolidated, so this commit replaces mentions
of the now-obsolete synchronize_sched() function with synchronize_rcu().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/kprobes.txt | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kprobes.txt b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
index 10f4499e677c..ee60e519438a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kprobes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ Optimization
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 The Kprobe-optimizer doesn't insert the jump instruction immediately;
-rather, it calls synchronize_sched() for safety first, because it's
+rather, it calls synchronize_rcu() for safety first, because it's
 possible for a CPU to be interrupted in the middle of executing the
-optimized region [3]_.  As you know, synchronize_sched() can ensure
-that all interruptions that were active when synchronize_sched()
+optimized region [3]_.  As you know, synchronize_rcu() can ensure
+that all interruptions that were active when synchronize_rcu()
 was called are done, but only if CONFIG_PREEMPT=n.  So, this version
 of kprobe optimization supports only kernels with CONFIG_PREEMPT=n [4]_.
 
-- 
2.17.1