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rcu: Adjust read-side accessor comments for READ_ONCE() 

Now that READ_ONCE() implies smp_read_barrier_depends(), the commit
updates now-misleading comments to account for this change.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Paul E. McKenney 2017-10-09 10:30:58 -07:00
parent b393e8b33e
commit 137f61f652
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@ -433,12 +433,12 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void) { }
* @p: The pointer to read
*
* Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit the
* smp_read_barrier_depends() and keep the READ_ONCE(). This is useful
* when the value of this pointer is accessed, but the pointer is not
* dereferenced, for example, when testing an RCU-protected pointer against
* NULL. Although rcu_access_pointer() may also be used in cases where
* update-side locks prevent the value of the pointer from changing, you
* should instead use rcu_dereference_protected() for this use case.
* lockdep checks for being in an RCU read-side critical section. This is
* useful when the value of this pointer is accessed, but the pointer is
* not dereferenced, for example, when testing an RCU-protected pointer
* against NULL. Although rcu_access_pointer() may also be used in cases
* where update-side locks prevent the value of the pointer from changing,
* you should instead use rcu_dereference_protected() for this use case.
*
* It is also permissible to use rcu_access_pointer() when read-side
* access to the pointer was removed at least one grace period ago, as
@ -521,12 +521,11 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void) { }
* @c: The conditions under which the dereference will take place
*
* Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit
* both the smp_read_barrier_depends() and the READ_ONCE(). This
* is useful in cases where update-side locks prevent the value of the
* pointer from changing. Please note that this primitive does *not*
* prevent the compiler from repeating this reference or combining it
* with other references, so it should not be used without protection
* of appropriate locks.
* the READ_ONCE(). This is useful in cases where update-side locks
* prevent the value of the pointer from changing. Please note that this
* primitive does *not* prevent the compiler from repeating this reference
* or combining it with other references, so it should not be used without
* protection of appropriate locks.
*
* This function is only for update-side use. Using this function
* when protected only by rcu_read_lock() will result in infrequent