The document says we can avoid extra smp_rmb() in lockless_lookup() and extra _release() in insert function when hlist_nulls is used. However, the example code snippet for the insert function is still using the extra _release(). Drop it. Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.rst b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.rst index 5cd6f3f8810f..463270273d89 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.rst +++ b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.rst @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ scan the list again without harm. obj = kmem_cache_alloc(cachep); lock_chain(); // typically a spin_lock() obj->key = key; - atomic_set_release(&obj->refcnt, 1); // key before refcnt + atomic_set(&obj->refcnt, 1); /* * insert obj in RCU way (readers might be traversing chain) */ -- 2.25.1