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1da177e4 1/*
a71fca58 2 * Read-Copy Update mechanism for mutual exclusion
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3 *
4 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
7 * (at your option) any later version.
8 *
9 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 * GNU General Public License for more details.
13 *
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
16 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
17 *
01c1c660 18 * Copyright IBM Corporation, 2001
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19 *
20 * Author: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@in.ibm.com>
a71fca58 21 *
595182bc 22 * Based on the original work by Paul McKenney <paulmck@us.ibm.com>
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23 * and inputs from Rusty Russell, Andrea Arcangeli and Andi Kleen.
24 * Papers:
25 * http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/paper/rclockpdcsproof.pdf
26 * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.sc.pdf (OLS2001)
27 *
28 * For detailed explanation of Read-Copy Update mechanism see -
a71fca58 29 * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rcupdate.html
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30 *
31 */
32
33#ifndef __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H
34#define __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H
35
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36#include <linux/cache.h>
37#include <linux/spinlock.h>
38#include <linux/threads.h>
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39#include <linux/cpumask.h>
40#include <linux/seqlock.h>
851a67b8 41#include <linux/lockdep.h>
4446a36f 42#include <linux/completion.h>
1da177e4 43
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44#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST
45extern int rcutorture_runnable; /* for sysctl */
46#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST */
47
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48/**
49 * struct rcu_head - callback structure for use with RCU
50 * @next: next update requests in a list
51 * @func: actual update function to call after the grace period.
52 */
53struct rcu_head {
54 struct rcu_head *next;
55 void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head);
56};
57
03b042bf 58/* Exported common interfaces */
03b042bf 59extern void synchronize_rcu_bh(void);
16e30811 60extern void synchronize_sched(void);
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61extern void rcu_barrier(void);
62extern void rcu_barrier_bh(void);
63extern void rcu_barrier_sched(void);
64extern void synchronize_sched_expedited(void);
65extern int sched_expedited_torture_stats(char *page);
66
67/* Internal to kernel */
68extern void rcu_init(void);
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69extern int rcu_scheduler_active;
70extern void rcu_scheduler_starting(void);
a6826048 71
f41d911f 72#if defined(CONFIG_TREE_RCU) || defined(CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU)
64db4cff 73#include <linux/rcutree.h>
2c28e245 74#elif defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU)
9b1d82fa 75#include <linux/rcutiny.h>
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76#else
77#error "Unknown RCU implementation specified to kernel configuration"
6b3ef48a 78#endif
01c1c660 79
3d76c082 80#define RCU_HEAD_INIT { .next = NULL, .func = NULL }
8b6490e5 81#define RCU_HEAD(head) struct rcu_head head = RCU_HEAD_INIT
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82#define INIT_RCU_HEAD(ptr) do { \
83 (ptr)->next = NULL; (ptr)->func = NULL; \
84} while (0)
85
bc33f24b 86#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
632ee200 87
bc33f24b 88extern struct lockdep_map rcu_lock_map;
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89# define rcu_read_acquire() \
90 lock_acquire(&rcu_lock_map, 0, 0, 2, 1, NULL, _THIS_IP_)
bc33f24b 91# define rcu_read_release() lock_release(&rcu_lock_map, 1, _THIS_IP_)
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92
93extern struct lockdep_map rcu_bh_lock_map;
94# define rcu_read_acquire_bh() \
95 lock_acquire(&rcu_bh_lock_map, 0, 0, 2, 1, NULL, _THIS_IP_)
96# define rcu_read_release_bh() lock_release(&rcu_bh_lock_map, 1, _THIS_IP_)
97
98extern struct lockdep_map rcu_sched_lock_map;
99# define rcu_read_acquire_sched() \
100 lock_acquire(&rcu_sched_lock_map, 0, 0, 2, 1, NULL, _THIS_IP_)
101# define rcu_read_release_sched() \
102 lock_release(&rcu_sched_lock_map, 1, _THIS_IP_)
103
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104static inline int debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled(void)
105{
106 return likely(rcu_scheduler_active && debug_locks);
107}
108
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109/**
110 * rcu_read_lock_held - might we be in RCU read-side critical section?
111 *
112 * If CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING is selected and enabled, returns nonzero iff in
113 * an RCU read-side critical section. In absence of CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING,
114 * this assumes we are in an RCU read-side critical section unless it can
115 * prove otherwise.
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116 *
117 * Check rcu_scheduler_active to prevent false positives during boot.
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118 */
119static inline int rcu_read_lock_held(void)
120{
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121 if (!debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled())
122 return 1;
123 return lock_is_held(&rcu_lock_map);
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124}
125
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126/*
127 * rcu_read_lock_bh_held() is defined out of line to avoid #include-file
128 * hell.
632ee200 129 */
e3818b8d 130extern int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void);
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131
132/**
133 * rcu_read_lock_sched_held - might we be in RCU-sched read-side critical section?
134 *
135 * If CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING is selected and enabled, returns nonzero iff in an
136 * RCU-sched read-side critical section. In absence of CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING,
137 * this assumes we are in an RCU-sched read-side critical section unless it
138 * can prove otherwise. Note that disabling of preemption (including
139 * disabling irqs) counts as an RCU-sched read-side critical section.
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140 *
141 * Check rcu_scheduler_active to prevent false positives during boot.
632ee200 142 */
e6033e3b 143#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
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144static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
145{
146 int lockdep_opinion = 0;
147
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148 if (!debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled())
149 return 1;
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150 if (debug_locks)
151 lockdep_opinion = lock_is_held(&rcu_sched_lock_map);
0cff810f 152 return lockdep_opinion || preempt_count() != 0 || irqs_disabled();
632ee200 153}
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154#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
155static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
156{
157 return 1;
632ee200 158}
e6033e3b 159#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
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160
161#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
162
163# define rcu_read_acquire() do { } while (0)
164# define rcu_read_release() do { } while (0)
165# define rcu_read_acquire_bh() do { } while (0)
166# define rcu_read_release_bh() do { } while (0)
167# define rcu_read_acquire_sched() do { } while (0)
168# define rcu_read_release_sched() do { } while (0)
169
170static inline int rcu_read_lock_held(void)
171{
172 return 1;
173}
174
175static inline int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void)
176{
177 return 1;
178}
179
e6033e3b 180#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
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181static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
182{
0cff810f 183 return !rcu_scheduler_active || preempt_count() != 0 || irqs_disabled();
632ee200 184}
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185#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
186static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
187{
188 return 1;
632ee200 189}
e6033e3b 190#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
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191
192#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
193
194#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
195
196/**
197 * rcu_dereference_check - rcu_dereference with debug checking
198 *
199 * Do an rcu_dereference(), but check that the context is correct.
200 * For example, rcu_dereference_check(gp, rcu_read_lock_held()) to
201 * ensure that the rcu_dereference_check() executes within an RCU
202 * read-side critical section. It is also possible to check for
203 * locks being held, for example, by using lockdep_is_held().
204 */
205#define rcu_dereference_check(p, c) \
206 ({ \
54dbf96c 207 if (debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() && !(c)) \
0632eb3d 208 lockdep_rcu_dereference(__FILE__, __LINE__); \
c26d34a5 209 rcu_dereference_raw(p); \
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210 })
211
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212/**
213 * rcu_dereference_protected - fetch RCU pointer when updates prevented
214 *
215 * Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit
216 * both the smp_read_barrier_depends() and the ACCESS_ONCE(). This
217 * is useful in cases where update-side locks prevent the value of the
218 * pointer from changing. Please note that this primitive does -not-
219 * prevent the compiler from repeating this reference or combining it
220 * with other references, so it should not be used without protection
221 * of appropriate locks.
222 */
223#define rcu_dereference_protected(p, c) \
224 ({ \
225 if (debug_lockdep_rcu_enabled() && !(c)) \
226 lockdep_rcu_dereference(__FILE__, __LINE__); \
227 (p); \
228 })
229
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230#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */
231
c26d34a5 232#define rcu_dereference_check(p, c) rcu_dereference_raw(p)
b62730ba 233#define rcu_dereference_protected(p, c) (p)
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234
235#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */
bc33f24b 236
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237/**
238 * rcu_access_pointer - fetch RCU pointer with no dereferencing
239 *
240 * Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit the
241 * smp_read_barrier_depends() and keep the ACCESS_ONCE(). This is useful
242 * when the value of this pointer is accessed, but the pointer is not
243 * dereferenced, for example, when testing an RCU-protected pointer against
244 * NULL. This may also be used in cases where update-side locks prevent
245 * the value of the pointer from changing, but rcu_dereference_protected()
246 * is a lighter-weight primitive for this use case.
247 */
248#define rcu_access_pointer(p) ACCESS_ONCE(p)
249
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250/**
251 * rcu_read_lock - mark the beginning of an RCU read-side critical section.
252 *
9b06e818 253 * When synchronize_rcu() is invoked on one CPU while other CPUs
1da177e4 254 * are within RCU read-side critical sections, then the
9b06e818 255 * synchronize_rcu() is guaranteed to block until after all the other
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256 * CPUs exit their critical sections. Similarly, if call_rcu() is invoked
257 * on one CPU while other CPUs are within RCU read-side critical
258 * sections, invocation of the corresponding RCU callback is deferred
259 * until after the all the other CPUs exit their critical sections.
260 *
261 * Note, however, that RCU callbacks are permitted to run concurrently
262 * with RCU read-side critical sections. One way that this can happen
263 * is via the following sequence of events: (1) CPU 0 enters an RCU
264 * read-side critical section, (2) CPU 1 invokes call_rcu() to register
265 * an RCU callback, (3) CPU 0 exits the RCU read-side critical section,
266 * (4) CPU 2 enters a RCU read-side critical section, (5) the RCU
267 * callback is invoked. This is legal, because the RCU read-side critical
268 * section that was running concurrently with the call_rcu() (and which
269 * therefore might be referencing something that the corresponding RCU
270 * callback would free up) has completed before the corresponding
271 * RCU callback is invoked.
272 *
273 * RCU read-side critical sections may be nested. Any deferred actions
274 * will be deferred until the outermost RCU read-side critical section
275 * completes.
276 *
277 * It is illegal to block while in an RCU read-side critical section.
278 */
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279static inline void rcu_read_lock(void)
280{
281 __rcu_read_lock();
282 __acquire(RCU);
283 rcu_read_acquire();
284}
1da177e4 285
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286/*
287 * So where is rcu_write_lock()? It does not exist, as there is no
288 * way for writers to lock out RCU readers. This is a feature, not
289 * a bug -- this property is what provides RCU's performance benefits.
290 * Of course, writers must coordinate with each other. The normal
291 * spinlock primitives work well for this, but any other technique may be
292 * used as well. RCU does not care how the writers keep out of each
293 * others' way, as long as they do so.
294 */
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295
296/**
297 * rcu_read_unlock - marks the end of an RCU read-side critical section.
298 *
299 * See rcu_read_lock() for more information.
300 */
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301static inline void rcu_read_unlock(void)
302{
303 rcu_read_release();
304 __release(RCU);
305 __rcu_read_unlock();
306}
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307
308/**
309 * rcu_read_lock_bh - mark the beginning of a softirq-only RCU critical section
310 *
311 * This is equivalent of rcu_read_lock(), but to be used when updates
312 * are being done using call_rcu_bh(). Since call_rcu_bh() callbacks
313 * consider completion of a softirq handler to be a quiescent state,
314 * a process in RCU read-side critical section must be protected by
315 * disabling softirqs. Read-side critical sections in interrupt context
316 * can use just rcu_read_lock().
317 *
318 */
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319static inline void rcu_read_lock_bh(void)
320{
321 __rcu_read_lock_bh();
322 __acquire(RCU_BH);
632ee200 323 rcu_read_acquire_bh();
bc33f24b 324}
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325
326/*
327 * rcu_read_unlock_bh - marks the end of a softirq-only RCU critical section
328 *
329 * See rcu_read_lock_bh() for more information.
330 */
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331static inline void rcu_read_unlock_bh(void)
332{
632ee200 333 rcu_read_release_bh();
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334 __release(RCU_BH);
335 __rcu_read_unlock_bh();
336}
1da177e4 337
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338/**
339 * rcu_read_lock_sched - mark the beginning of a RCU-classic critical section
340 *
341 * Should be used with either
342 * - synchronize_sched()
343 * or
344 * - call_rcu_sched() and rcu_barrier_sched()
345 * on the write-side to insure proper synchronization.
346 */
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347static inline void rcu_read_lock_sched(void)
348{
349 preempt_disable();
bc33f24b 350 __acquire(RCU_SCHED);
632ee200 351 rcu_read_acquire_sched();
d6714c22 352}
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353
354/* Used by lockdep and tracing: cannot be traced, cannot call lockdep. */
7c614d64 355static inline notrace void rcu_read_lock_sched_notrace(void)
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356{
357 preempt_disable_notrace();
bc33f24b 358 __acquire(RCU_SCHED);
d6714c22 359}
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360
361/*
362 * rcu_read_unlock_sched - marks the end of a RCU-classic critical section
363 *
364 * See rcu_read_lock_sched for more information.
365 */
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366static inline void rcu_read_unlock_sched(void)
367{
632ee200 368 rcu_read_release_sched();
bc33f24b 369 __release(RCU_SCHED);
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370 preempt_enable();
371}
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372
373/* Used by lockdep and tracing: cannot be traced, cannot call lockdep. */
7c614d64 374static inline notrace void rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace(void)
d6714c22 375{
bc33f24b 376 __release(RCU_SCHED);
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377 preempt_enable_notrace();
378}
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379
380
1da177e4 381/**
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382 * rcu_dereference_raw - fetch an RCU-protected pointer
383 *
384 * The caller must be within some flavor of RCU read-side critical
385 * section, or must be otherwise preventing the pointer from changing,
386 * for example, by holding an appropriate lock. This pointer may later
387 * be safely dereferenced. It is the caller's responsibility to have
388 * done the right thing, as this primitive does no checking of any kind.
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389 *
390 * Inserts memory barriers on architectures that require them
391 * (currently only the Alpha), and, more importantly, documents
392 * exactly which pointers are protected by RCU.
393 */
c26d34a5 394#define rcu_dereference_raw(p) ({ \
97b43032 395 typeof(p) _________p1 = ACCESS_ONCE(p); \
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396 smp_read_barrier_depends(); \
397 (_________p1); \
398 })
399
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400/**
401 * rcu_dereference - fetch an RCU-protected pointer, checking for RCU
402 *
403 * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.
404 */
405#define rcu_dereference(p) \
406 rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held())
407
408/**
409 * rcu_dereference_bh - fetch an RCU-protected pointer, checking for RCU-bh
410 *
411 * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.
412 */
413#define rcu_dereference_bh(p) \
414 rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_bh_held())
415
416/**
417 * rcu_dereference_sched - fetch RCU-protected pointer, checking for RCU-sched
418 *
419 * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.
420 */
421#define rcu_dereference_sched(p) \
422 rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_sched_held())
423
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424/**
425 * rcu_assign_pointer - assign (publicize) a pointer to a newly
426 * initialized structure that will be dereferenced by RCU read-side
427 * critical sections. Returns the value assigned.
428 *
429 * Inserts memory barriers on architectures that require them
430 * (pretty much all of them other than x86), and also prevents
431 * the compiler from reordering the code that initializes the
432 * structure after the pointer assignment. More importantly, this
433 * call documents which pointers will be dereferenced by RCU read-side
434 * code.
435 */
436
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437#define rcu_assign_pointer(p, v) \
438 ({ \
439 if (!__builtin_constant_p(v) || \
440 ((v) != NULL)) \
441 smp_wmb(); \
442 (p) = (v); \
443 })
1da177e4 444
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445/* Infrastructure to implement the synchronize_() primitives. */
446
447struct rcu_synchronize {
448 struct rcu_head head;
449 struct completion completion;
450};
451
452extern void wakeme_after_rcu(struct rcu_head *head);
453
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454/**
455 * call_rcu - Queue an RCU callback for invocation after a grace period.
456 * @head: structure to be used for queueing the RCU updates.
457 * @func: actual update function to be invoked after the grace period
458 *
459 * The update function will be invoked some time after a full grace
460 * period elapses, in other words after all currently executing RCU
461 * read-side critical sections have completed. RCU read-side critical
462 * sections are delimited by rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock(),
463 * and may be nested.
464 */
465extern void call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head,
466 void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head));
467
468/**
469 * call_rcu_bh - Queue an RCU for invocation after a quicker grace period.
470 * @head: structure to be used for queueing the RCU updates.
471 * @func: actual update function to be invoked after the grace period
472 *
473 * The update function will be invoked some time after a full grace
474 * period elapses, in other words after all currently executing RCU
475 * read-side critical sections have completed. call_rcu_bh() assumes
476 * that the read-side critical sections end on completion of a softirq
477 * handler. This means that read-side critical sections in process
478 * context must not be interrupted by softirqs. This interface is to be
479 * used when most of the read-side critical sections are in softirq context.
480 * RCU read-side critical sections are delimited by :
481 * - rcu_read_lock() and rcu_read_unlock(), if in interrupt context.
482 * OR
483 * - rcu_read_lock_bh() and rcu_read_unlock_bh(), if in process context.
484 * These may be nested.
485 */
486extern void call_rcu_bh(struct rcu_head *head,
487 void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head));
488
1da177e4 489#endif /* __LINUX_RCUPDATE_H */