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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/srcu.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/srcu.h | 19 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h index f5f80c5..dc8eb63 100644 --- a/include/linux/srcu.h +++ b/include/linux/srcu.h @@ -99,8 +99,23 @@ void process_srcu(struct work_struct *work); } /* - * define and init a srcu struct at build time. - * dont't call init_srcu_struct() nor cleanup_srcu_struct() on it. + * Define and initialize a srcu struct at build time. + * Do -not- call init_srcu_struct() nor cleanup_srcu_struct() on it. + * + * Note that although DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU() hides the name from other + * files, the per-CPU variable rules nevertheless require that the + * chosen name be globally unique. These rules also prohibit use of + * DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU() within a function. If these rules are too + * restrictive, declare the srcu_struct manually. For example, in + * each file: + * + * static struct srcu_struct my_srcu; + * + * Then, before the first use of each my_srcu, manually initialize it: + * + * init_srcu_struct(&my_srcu); + * + * See include/linux/percpu-defs.h for the rules on per-CPU variables. */ #define __DEFINE_SRCU(name, is_static) \ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct srcu_struct_array, name##_srcu_array);\ |
