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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/rcu/tree.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/rcu/tree.c | 4 |
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diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c index 384af6b5cf9c..b206db119546 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c @@ -1845,6 +1845,10 @@ static noinline_for_stack bool rcu_gp_init(void) * use-after-free errors. For a detailed explanation of this race, see * Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst in the * "Hotplug CPU" section. + * + * Also note that the root rnp's gp_seq is kept separate from, and lags, + * the rcu_state's gp_seq, for a reason. See the Quick-Quiz on + * Single-node systems for more details (in Data-Structures.rst). */ rcu_seq_start(&rcu_state.gp_seq); /* Ensure that rcu_seq_done_exact() guardband doesn't give false positives. */ |