tree 5fa42b0c2ef8ae93f016dd5b0ea318bc720f5482
parent f7f7bac9cb1c50783f15937a11743655a5756a36
author Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> 1366320303 -0700
committer Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> 1376870732 -0700

rcu: Fix rcu_barrier() documentation

There was a time when rcu_barrier() was guaranteed to wait for at least
a grace period, but that time ended due to energy-efficiency concerns.
So now rcu_barrier() is a no-op if there are no RCU callbacks queued in
the system.  This commit updates the documentation to reflect this change.

Now, rcu_barrier() often does wait for a grace period, so, one could
imagine some modification to rcu_barrier() to more efficiently handle
cases where both rcu_barrier() and a grace period are needed.  But this
must wait until someone shows a real-world need for a change.

Reported-by: Bob Copeland <bob@cozybit.com>
Reported-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>