linux-kernel - [PATCH -tip v1 3/3] seqlock: kernel-doc: Specify when preemption is automatically altered

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Message-Id: <20201206162143.14387-4-a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Date:   Sun,  6 Dec 2020 17:21:43 +0100
From:   "Ahmed S. Darwish" <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Sebastian A. Siewior" <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        "Ahmed S. Darwish" <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH -tip v1 3/3] seqlock: kernel-doc: Specify when preemption is automatically altered

The kernel-doc annotations for sequence counters write side functions
are incomplete: they do not specify when preemption is automatically
disabled and re-enabled.

This has confused a number of call-site developers. Fix it.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201030235121.GQ2620339@nvidia.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wikhGExmprXgaW+MVXG1zsGpztBbVwOb23vetk41EtTBQ@mail.gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
---
 include/linux/seqlock.h | 17 +++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index 235cbc65fd71..2f7bb92b4c9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ static inline int do_read_seqcount_retry(const seqcount_t *s, unsigned start)
 /**
  * raw_write_seqcount_begin() - start a seqcount_t write section w/o lockdep
  * @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
+ *
+ * Context: check write_seqcount_begin()
  */
 #define raw_write_seqcount_begin(s)					\
 do {									\
@@ -475,6 +477,8 @@ static inline void do_raw_write_seqcount_begin(seqcount_t *s)
 /**
  * raw_write_seqcount_end() - end a seqcount_t write section w/o lockdep
  * @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
+ *
+ * Context: check write_seqcount_end()
  */
 #define raw_write_seqcount_end(s)					\
 do {									\
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ static inline void do_raw_write_seqcount_end(seqcount_t *s)
  * @subclass: lockdep nesting level
  *
  * See Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst
+ * Context: check write_seqcount_begin()
  */
 #define write_seqcount_begin_nested(s, subclass)			\
 do {									\
@@ -519,11 +524,10 @@ static inline void do_write_seqcount_begin_nested(seqcount_t *s, int subclass)
  * write_seqcount_begin() - start a seqcount_t write side critical section
  * @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
  *
- * write_seqcount_begin opens a write side critical section of the given
- * seqcount_t.
- *
- * Context: seqcount_t write side critical sections must be serialized and
- * non-preemptible. If readers can be invoked from hardirq or softirq
+ * Context: sequence counter write side sections must be serialized and
+ * non-preemptible. Preemption will be automatically disabled if and
+ * only if the seqcount write serialization lock is associated, and
+ * preemptible.  If readers can be invoked from hardirq or softirq
  * context, interrupts or bottom halves must be respectively disabled.
  */
 #define write_seqcount_begin(s)						\
@@ -545,7 +549,8 @@ static inline void do_write_seqcount_begin(seqcount_t *s)
  * write_seqcount_end() - end a seqcount_t write side critical section
  * @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
  *
- * The write section must've been opened with write_seqcount_begin().
+ * Context: Preemption will be automatically re-enabled if and only if
+ * the seqcount write serialization lock is associated, and preemptible.
  */
 #define write_seqcount_end(s)						\
 do {									\
-- 
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