Re: [PATCH v2 15/19] docs: update rcu_dereference.rst reference

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 07:10:00PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> Hello Mauro,
> 
> (Dropped most CC)
> 
> On Wed,  7 Apr 2021 10:20:54 +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Changeset b00aedf978aa ("doc: Convert to rcu_dereference.txt to rcu_dereference.rst")
> > renamed: Documentation/RCU/rcu_dereference.txt
> > to: Documentation/RCU/rcu_dereference.rst.
> > 
> > Update its cross-reference accordingly.
> > 
> > Fixes: b00aedf978aa ("doc: Convert to rcu_dereference.txt to rcu_dereference.rst")
> > Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
> > ---
> 
> Paul has sent a pull request to mingo for v5.13 including v1 of
> this patch.
> 
> > Mauro Carvalho Chehab (2):
> >       rcu: Fix kfree_rcu() docbook errors
> >       doc: Update rcu_dereference.rst reference   <---
> 
> See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210331192934.GA8127@paulmck-ThinkPad-P72/
> 
> Hmm, your email address is on the CC list...

My approach would be simply to take Mauro's patch into the -rcu dev
branch.  If it affected kernel function in a bad way, I would submit it
into v5.13, but as it is, I would just run it through my normal process.
This would likely get it into v5.14.

Seem reasonable?

							Thanx, Paul

>         Thanks, Akira
> 
> >  tools/memory-model/Documentation/glossary.txt | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tools/memory-model/Documentation/glossary.txt b/tools/memory-model/Documentation/glossary.txt
> > index b2da6365be63..6f3d16dbf467 100644
> > --- a/tools/memory-model/Documentation/glossary.txt
> > +++ b/tools/memory-model/Documentation/glossary.txt
> > @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Address Dependency:  When the address of a later memory access is computed
> >  	 from the value returned by the rcu_dereference() on line 2, the
> >  	 address dependency extends from that rcu_dereference() to that
> >  	 "p->a".  In rare cases, optimizing compilers can destroy address
> > -	 dependencies.	Please see Documentation/RCU/rcu_dereference.txt
> > +	 dependencies.	Please see Documentation/RCU/rcu_dereference.rst
> >  	 for more information.
> >  
> >  	 See also "Control Dependency" and "Data Dependency".
> >