diff options
| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-12-12 09:09:54 -0800 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-12-12 09:09:54 -0800 |
| commit | 718c0ddd6aa911fd2a6fb1b6e050fbaee8060e61 (patch) | |
| tree | 8f502a67605f864773d96dca7c8c6e1a9fa3f322 /Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | |
| parent | 8fa3b6f9392bf6d90cb7b908e07bd90166639f0a (diff) | |
| parent | af91a81131aee3e233a977632a23b839857a327b (diff) | |
Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull RCU updates from Ingo Molnar:
"The main RCU changes in this development cycle were:
- Miscellaneous fixes, including a change to call_rcu()'s rcu_head
alignment check.
- Security-motivated list consistency checks, which are disabled by
default behind DEBUG_LIST.
- Torture-test updates.
- Documentation updates, yet again just simple changes"
* 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
torture: Prevent jitter from delaying build-only runs
torture: Remove obsolete files from rcutorture .gitignore
rcu: Don't kick unless grace period or request
rcu: Make expedited grace periods recheck dyntick idle state
torture: Trace long read-side delays
rcu: RCU_TRACE enables event tracing as well as debugfs
rcu: Remove obsolete comment from __call_rcu()
rcu: Remove obsolete rcu_check_callbacks() header comment
rcu: Tighten up __call_rcu() rcu_head alignment check
Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo
documentation: Present updated RCU guarantee
bug: Avoid Kconfig warning for BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION
lib/Kconfig.debug: Fix typo in select statement
lkdtm: Add tests for struct list corruption
bug: Provide toggle for BUG on data corruption
list: Split list_del() debug checking into separate function
rculist: Consolidate DEBUG_LIST for list_add_rcu()
list: Split list_add() debug checking into separate function
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 2 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt index 204422719197..5cbd8b2395b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ rcu_dereference() The reader uses rcu_dereference() to fetch an RCU-protected pointer, which returns a value that may then be safely - dereferenced. Note that rcu_deference() does not actually + dereferenced. Note that rcu_dereference() does not actually dereference the pointer, instead, it protects the pointer for later dereferencing. It also executes any needed memory-barrier instructions for a given CPU architecture. Currently, only Alpha |