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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt | 12 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt index 2e319d1b9ef2..b10cfe711e68 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt @@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ in realtime kernels in order to avoid excessive scheduling latencies. rcu_barrier() -We instead need the rcu_barrier() primitive. This primitive is similar -to synchronize_rcu(), but instead of waiting solely for a grace -period to elapse, it also waits for all outstanding RCU callbacks to -complete. Pseudo-code using rcu_barrier() is as follows: +We instead need the rcu_barrier() primitive. Rather than waiting for +a grace period to elapse, rcu_barrier() waits for all outstanding RCU +callbacks to complete. Please note that rcu_barrier() does -not- imply +synchronize_rcu(), in particular, if there are no RCU callbacks queued +anywhere, rcu_barrier() is within its rights to return immediately, +without waiting for a grace period to elapse. + +Pseudo-code using rcu_barrier() is as follows: 1. Prevent any new RCU callbacks from being posted. 2. Execute rcu_barrier(). |