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From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: mingo@kernel.org, jiangshanlai@gmail.com, dipankar@in.ibm.com,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com,
	josh@joshtriplett.org, tglx@linutronix.de, peterz@infradead.org,
	rostedt@goodmis.org, dhowells@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com,
	fweisbec@gmail.com, oleg@redhat.com, joel@joelfernandes.org,
	kernel-team@android.com
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/20] Documentation updates for v4.21/v5.0
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 11:56:19 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20181111195619.GA6958@linux.ibm.com> (raw)

Hello!

This series provides documentation updates:

1.	Set down forward-progress requirements.

2.	Clarify RCU data-structure comment about rcu_tree fanout,
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

3.	Remove rcu_preempt_state reference in stallwarn, courtesy of
	Joel Fernandes.

4.	Update information about resched_cpu, courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

5.	Remove rcu_dynticks from Data-Structures, courtesy of Joel
	Fernandes.

6.	Update Data-Structures for RCU flavor consolidation, courtesy of
	Joel Fernandes.

7.	Better clarify the rcu_segcblist ->len field, courtesy of Joel
	Fernandes.

8. 	Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu_data, courtesy of
	Joel Fernandes.

9.	Document rcutorture forward-progress test kernel parameters.

10.	Update core and full API in whatisRCU, courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

11.	Add more rationale for using rcu_read_lock_sched() in checklist,
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

12.	Remove obsolete suggestion from checklist, courtesy of Joel
	Fernandes.

13.	Remove obsolete checklist item about synchronize_rcu() usage,
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

14.	Encourage use of rcu_barrier in checklist, courtesy of Joel
	Fernandes.

15.	Make reader aware of rcu_dereference_protected(), courtesy of
	Joel Fernandes.

16.	Remove obsolete (non-)requirement about disabling preemption,
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

17.	Make listing in RCU perf/scale requirements use rcu_assign_pointer(),
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

18.	RCU scheduler spinlock rcu_read_unlock() restriction remains.

19.	Correct the parameter in stallwarn, courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

20.	Fix "struction" typo in RCU memory-ordering documentation,
	courtesy of Joel Fernandes.

							Thanx, Paul

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreeClassicRCUBH.svg                |  499 -----
 Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreeClassicRCUBHdyntick.svg         |  695 --------
 Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreePreemptRCUBHdyntick.svg         |  741 --------
 b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/BigTreePreemptRCUBHdyntickCB.svg     |  834 +++-------
 b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html                 |  177 --
 b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/blkd_task.svg                        |  676 ++------
 b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Expedited-Grace-Periods/Expedited-Grace-Periods.html |    6 
 b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Memory-Ordering/Tree-RCU-Memory-Ordering.html        |    2 
 b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.html                       |  206 +-
 b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt                                               |   49 
 b/Documentation/RCU/stallwarn.txt                                               |    7 
 b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt                                               |   70 
 b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt                               |   17 
 13 files changed, 823 insertions(+), 3156 deletions(-)


             reply	other threads:[~2018-11-11 19:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-11-11 19:56 Paul E. McKenney [this message]
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 01/20] doc: Set down forward-progress requirements Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/20] doc: Clarify RCU data-structure comment about rcu_tree fanout Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/20] doc: Remove rcu_preempt_state reference in stallwarn Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 04/20] doc: rcu: Update information about resched_cpu Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 05/20] doc: rcu: Remove rcu_dynticks from Data-Structures Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 06/20] doc: rcu: Update Data-Structures for RCU flavor consolidation Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 07/20] doc: rcu: Better clarify the rcu_segcblist ->len field Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/20] doc: rcu: Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu_data Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 09/20] doc: Document rcutorture forward-progress test kernel parameters Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 10/20] doc: rcu: Update core and full API in whatisRCU Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 11/20] doc: rcu: Add more rationale for using rcu_read_lock_sched in checklist Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 12/20] doc: rcu: Remove obsolete suggestion from checklist Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/20] doc: rcu: Remove obsolete checklist item about synchronize_rcu usage Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 14/20] doc: rcu: Encourage use of rcu_barrier in checklist Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 15/20] doc: Make reader aware of rcu_dereference_protected Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 16/20] doc: Remove obsolete (non-)requirement about disabling preemption Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 17/20] doc: Make listing in RCU perf/scale requirements use rcu_assign_pointer() Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 18/20] doc: RCU scheduler spinlock rcu_read_unlock() restriction remains Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 19/20] doc: Correct parameter in stallwarn Paul E. McKenney
2018-11-11 19:56 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 20/20] doc: Fix "struction" typo in RCU memory-ordering documentation Paul E. McKenney

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