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

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Message-Id: <20190327122112.1993060d4b8500125adf9c2d@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:21:12 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        "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: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 1/2] doc/kprobes: Update obsolete RCU
 update functions

On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:00:49 -0700
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:

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

Thank you for updating!

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>

> 
> 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
> 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>