4 Commits

Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Paul E. McKenney	022d1b356c	doc: Update rcu_access_pointer() advice in rcu_dereference.rst ... This commit updates the rcu_access_pointer() advice, noting that its return value should not be assigned to a local variable, and also noting that there is little point in using rcu_access_pointer() within an RCU read-side critical section. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>	2022-08-31 04:58:15 -07:00
Akira Yokosawa	e3879ecd36	Documentation/RCU: Fix emphasis markers ... "-foo-" does not work as emphasis in ReST markdown. Use "*foo*" instead. Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>	2021-07-20 13:36:33 -07:00
Paul E. McKenney	86b5a7381b	doc: Present the role of READ_ONCE() ... This commit adds an explanation of the special cases where READ_ONCE() may be used in place of a member of the rcu_dereference() family. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>	2020-11-02 17:07:15 -08:00
Amol Grover	b00aedf978	doc: Convert to rcu_dereference.txt to rcu_dereference.rst ... This patch converts rcu_dereference.txt to rcu_dereference.rst and adds it to index.rst Signed-off-by: Amol Grover <frextrite@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>	2019-12-10 18:51:53 -08:00