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2023-01-04doc: Update rcu_dereference.rstPaul E. McKenney1-5/+16
This commit updates rcu_dereference.rst to reflect RCU additions and changes over the past few years Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2022-08-31doc: Update rcu_access_pointer() advice in rcu_dereference.rstPaul E. McKenney1-4/+10
This commit updates the rcu_access_pointer() advice, noting that its return value should not be assigned to a local variable, and also noting that there is little point in using rcu_access_pointer() within an RCU read-side critical section. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2021-07-20Documentation/RCU: Fix emphasis markersAkira Yokosawa1-3/+3
"-foo-" does not work as emphasis in ReST markdown. Use "*foo*" instead. Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2020-11-03doc: Present the role of READ_ONCE()Paul E. McKenney1-0/+6
This commit adds an explanation of the special cases where READ_ONCE() may be used in place of a member of the rcu_dereference() family. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
2019-12-11doc: Convert to rcu_dereference.txt to rcu_dereference.rstAmol Grover1-0/+463
This patch converts rcu_dereference.txt to rcu_dereference.rst and adds it to index.rst Signed-off-by: Amol Grover <frextrite@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>