diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt | 5 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt b/Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt index a102d4b3724b..cd83d2348fef 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt @@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ checking of rcu_dereference() primitives: but retain the compiler constraints that prevent duplicating or coalescsing. This is useful when when testing the value of the pointer itself, for example, against NULL. + rcu_access_index(idx): + Return the value of the index and omit all barriers, but + retain the compiler constraints that prevent duplicating + or coalescsing. This is useful when when testing the + value of the index itself, for example, against -1. The rcu_dereference_check() check expression can be any boolean expression, but would normally include a lockdep expression. However, |