linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] rcu/tree: Clarify comments about FQS loop reporting quiescent states

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:02:21 -0400
From:   "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Neeraj Upadhyay <neeraju@...eaurora.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>, rcu@...r.kernel.org,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] rcu/tree: Clarify comments about FQS loop reporting quiescent states

At least since v4.19, the FQS loop no longer reports quiescent states
unless it is a dire situation where an offlined CPU failed to report
a quiescent state. Let us clarify the comment in rcu_gp_init() inorder
to keep the comment current.

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

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 1e51962b565b..929568ff5989 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1701,8 +1701,8 @@ static bool rcu_gp_init(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * Apply per-leaf buffered online and offline operations to the
-	 * rcu_node tree.  Note that this new grace period need not wait
-	 * for subsequent online CPUs, and that quiescent-state forcing
+	 * rcu_node tree.  Note that this new grace period need not wait for
+	 * subsequent online CPUs, and that RCU hooks in CPU offlining path
 	 * will handle subsequent offline CPUs.
 	 */
 	rcu_state.gp_state = RCU_GP_ONOFF;
-- 
2.28.0.rc0.142.g3c755180ce-goog