@@ -32,9 +32,27 @@ checking of rcu_dereference() primitives:
srcu_dereference(p, sp):
Check for SRCU read-side critical section.
rcu_dereference_check(p, c):
- Use explicit check expression "c". This is useful in
- code that is invoked by both readers and updaters.
- rcu_dereference_raw(p)
+ Use explicit check expression "c" along with
+ rcu_read_lock_held(). This is useful in code that is
+ invoked by both RCU readers and updaters.
+ rcu_dereference_bh_check(p, c):
+ Use explicit check expression "c" along with
+ rcu_read_lock_bh_held(). This is useful in code that
+ is invoked by both RCU-bh readers and updaters.
+ rcu_dereference_sched_check(p, c):
+ Use explicit check expression "c" along with
+ rcu_read_lock_sched_held(). This is useful in code that
+ is invoked by both RCU-sched readers and updaters.
+ srcu_dereference_check(p, c):
+ Use explicit check expression "c" along with
+ srcu_read_lock_held()(). This is useful in code that
+ is invoked by both SRCU readers and updaters.
+ rcu_dereference_index_check(p, c):
+ Use explicit check expression "c", but the caller
+ must supply one of the rcu_read_lock_held() functions.
+ This is useful in code that uses RCU-protected arrays
+ that is invoked by both RCU readers and updaters.
+ rcu_dereference_raw(p):
Don't check. (Use sparingly, if at all.)
rcu_dereference_protected(p, c):
Use explicit check expression "c", and omit all barriers
Add documentation for rcu_dereference_bh_check(), rcu_dereference_sched_check(), srcu_dereference_check(), and rcu_dereference_index_check(). Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)