since dropped their references. For example, an RCU-protected deletion
from a linked list would first remove the item from the list, wait for
a grace period to elapse, then free the element. See the
-Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst file for more information on using RCU with
-linked lists.
+:ref:`Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst <list_rcu_doc>` for more information on
+using RCU with linked lists.
Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------
- If I am running on a uniprocessor kernel, which can only do one
thing at a time, why should I wait for a grace period?
- See the Documentation/RCU/UP.rst file for more information.
+ See :ref:`Documentation/RCU/UP.rst <up_doc>` for more information.
- How can I see where RCU is currently used in the Linux kernel?
- Why the name "RCU"?
- "RCU" stands for "read-copy update". The file Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst
- has more information on where this name came from, search for
- "read-copy update" to find it.
+ "RCU" stands for "read-copy update".
+ :ref:`Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst <list_rcu_doc>` has more information on where
+ this name came from, search for "read-copy update" to find it.
- I hear that RCU is patented? What is with that?