From b2b18660066997420b716c1881a6be8b82700d97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:55:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] RCU: clean up a few remaining synchronize_kernel() calls 2.6.12-rc6-mm1 has a few remaining synchronize_kernel()s, some (but not all) in comments. This patch changes these synchronize_kernel() calls (and comments) to synchronize_rcu() or synchronize_sched() as follows: - arch/x86_64/kernel/mce.c mce_read(): change to synchronize_sched() to handle races with machine-check exceptions (synchronize_rcu() would not cut it given RCU implementations intended for hardcore realtime use. - drivers/input/serio/i8042.c i8042_stop(): change to synchronize_sched() to handle races with i8042_interrupt() interrupt handler. Again, synchronize_rcu() would not cut it given RCU implementations intended for hardcore realtime use. - include/*/kdebug.h comments: change to synchronize_sched() to handle races with NMIs. As before, synchronize_rcu() would not cut it... - include/linux/list.h comment: change to synchronize_rcu(), since this comment is for list_del_rcu(). - security/keys/key.c unregister_key_type(): change to synchronize_rcu(), since this is interacting with RCU read side. - security/keys/process_keys.c install_session_keyring(): change to synchronize_rcu(), since this is interacting with RCU read side. Signed-off-by: "Paul E. McKenney" Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- include/linux/list.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'include/linux/list.h') diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h index 399b51d1721..aab2db21b01 100644 --- a/include/linux/list.h +++ b/include/linux/list.h @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static inline void list_del(struct list_head *entry) * list_for_each_entry_rcu(). * * Note that the caller is not permitted to immediately free - * the newly deleted entry. Instead, either synchronize_kernel() + * the newly deleted entry. Instead, either synchronize_rcu() * or call_rcu() must be used to defer freeing until an RCU * grace period has elapsed. */ -- cgit v1.2.3