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From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
To: rcu@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-team@fb.com,
	mingo@kernel.org, jiangshanlai@gmail.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,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/4] rcu-tasks: Add block comment laying out RCU Rude design
Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 11:27:45 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210512182747.3445812-3-paulmck@kernel.org> (raw)

This commit adds a block comment that gives a high-level overview of
how RCU Rude grace periods progress.  It also gives an overview of the
memory ordering.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
---
 kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 94d2c2c7f0ab..d6aa352cd705 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -645,8 +645,13 @@ void exit_tasks_rcu_finish(void) { exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(current); }
 // passing an empty function to schedule_on_each_cpu().  This approach
 // provides an asynchronous call_rcu_tasks_rude() API and batching
 // of concurrent calls to the synchronous synchronize_rcu_rude() API.
-// This sends IPIs far and wide and induces otherwise unnecessary context
-// switches on all online CPUs, whether idle or not.
+// This invokes schedule_on_each_cpu() in order to send IPIs far and wide
+// and induces otherwise unnecessary context switches on all online CPUs,
+// whether idle or not.
+//
+// Callback handling is provided by the rcu_tasks_kthread() function.
+//
+// Ordering is provided by the scheduler's context-switch code.
 
 // Empty function to allow workqueues to force a context switch.
 static void rcu_tasks_be_rude(struct work_struct *work)
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23


             reply	other threads:[~2021-05-12 20:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-12 18:27 Paul E. McKenney [this message]
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2021-05-11 23:07 [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/6] SRCU updates for v5.14 Paul E. McKenney
2021-05-11 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 2/4] rcu-tasks: Add block comment laying out RCU Rude design Paul E. McKenney

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