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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:40:19 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:40:19 +0000 |
commit | 9f0fc191371843c4fc000a226b0a26b6c059aacd (patch) | |
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parent | Releasing progress-linux version 6.6.15-2~progress7.99u1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 6.7.7.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst b/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst index bdc4bcc52..ed5c9d8c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst +++ b/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst @@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ One of the most common uses of RCU is protecting read-mostly linked lists that all of the required memory ordering is provided by the list macros. This document describes several list-based RCU use cases. +When iterating a list while holding the rcu_read_lock(), writers may +modify the list. The reader is guaranteed to see all of the elements +which were added to the list before they acquired the rcu_read_lock() +and are still on the list when they drop the rcu_read_unlock(). +Elements which are added to, or removed from the list may or may not +be seen. If the writer calls list_replace_rcu(), the reader may see +either the old element or the new element; they will not see both, +nor will they see neither. + Example 1: Read-mostly list: Deferred Destruction ------------------------------------------------- |