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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/rcutree.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/rcutree.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h index 73892483fd05..e8ee5dd0854c 100644 --- a/include/linux/rcutree.h +++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h @@ -63,6 +63,22 @@ extern void synchronize_rcu_expedited(void); void kfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu)); +/** + * synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited - Brute-force RCU-bh grace period + * + * Wait for an RCU-bh grace period to elapse, but use a "big hammer" + * approach to force the grace period to end quickly. This consumes + * significant time on all CPUs and is unfriendly to real-time workloads, + * so is thus not recommended for any sort of common-case code. In fact, + * if you are using synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited() in a loop, please + * restructure your code to batch your updates, and then use a single + * synchronize_rcu_bh() instead. + * + * Note that it is illegal to call this function while holding any lock + * that is acquired by a CPU-hotplug notifier. And yes, it is also illegal + * to call this function from a CPU-hotplug notifier. Failing to observe + * these restriction will result in deadlock. + */ static inline void synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited(void) { synchronize_sched_expedited(); |