linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 rcu/dev 1/2] rcu: Track laziness during boot and suspend

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Message-ID: <20230117164029.434a2336@gandalf.local.home>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:40:29 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Cc:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        rcu@...r.kernel.org, fweisbec@...il.com, urezki@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 rcu/dev 1/2] rcu: Track laziness during boot and
 suspend

On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:37:34 -0800
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:

> > The reason for the export should have been mentioned in the change log if
> > the patch is not obvious to why it is being exported.  
> 
> Would something like this suffice?  With attribution, of course.
> 
> 	Export rcu_async_should_hurry(), rcu_async_hurry(), and
> 	rcu_async_relax() for later use by rcutorture.

Yes thanks. That way, at least a git blame will give some rationale for the
export.

-- Steve