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The rps_lock.*() functions use the inner lock of a sk_buff_head for locking. This lock is used if RPS is enabled, otherwise the list is accessed lockless and disabling interrupts is enough for the synchronisation because it is only accessed CPU local. Not only the list is protected but also the NAPI state protected. With the addition of backlog threads, the lock is also needed because of the cross CPU access even without RPS. The clean up of the defer_list list is also done via backlog threads (if enabled). It has been suggested to rename the locking function since it is no longer just RPS. Rename the rps_lock*() functions to backlog_lock*(). Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.