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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcu/tree.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c index 1449cb69a0e0..f788981272f8 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c @@ -677,12 +677,16 @@ static void rcu_disable_urgency_upon_qs(struct rcu_data *rdp) } /** - * rcu_is_watching - see if RCU thinks that the current CPU is not idle + * rcu_is_watching - RCU read-side critical sections permitted on current CPU? * - * Return true if RCU is watching the running CPU, which means that this - * CPU can safely enter RCU read-side critical sections. In other words, - * if the current CPU is not in its idle loop or is in an interrupt or - * NMI handler, return true. + * Return @true if RCU is watching the running CPU and @false otherwise. + * An @true return means that this CPU can safely enter RCU read-side + * critical sections. + * + * Although calls to rcu_is_watching() from most parts of the kernel + * will return @true, there are important exceptions. For example, if the + * current CPU is deep within its idle loop, in kernel entry/exit code, + * or offline, rcu_is_watching() will return @false. * * Make notrace because it can be called by the internal functions of * ftrace, and making this notrace removes unnecessary recursion calls. |