From 70f0508caba2ccb564337e7a2ac4816b094abc00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Joel Fernandes (Google)" Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:26:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: rcu: Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu_data The rcu_state structure doesn't have a gp_seq_needed field. Update the description under rcu_data accordingly, to reflect this. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) Cc: Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney --- .../RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html index 3ed5f0182bc4..18f179807563 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html +++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html @@ -1011,9 +1011,10 @@ as follows: 5 bool gpwrap; -

The ->gp_seq and ->gp_seq_needed -fields are the counterparts of the fields of the same name -in the rcu_state and rcu_node structures. +

The ->gp_seq field is the counterpart of the field of the same +name in the rcu_state and rcu_node structures. The +->gp_seq_needed field is the counterpart of the field of the same +name in the rcu_node structure. They may each lag up to one behind their rcu_node counterparts, but in CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE and CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL kernels can lag