As of 5.3, the automarkup extension will do the right thing with function() notation, so we don't need to clutter the text with :c:func: invocations. So remove them. Looking at the generated output reveals that we lack kerneldoc coverage for much of this API, but that's a separate problem. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> --- I'll feed this through docs-next unless somebody tells me otherwise... Documentation/core-api/refcount-vs-atomic.rst | 36 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/refcount-vs-atomic.rst b/Documentation/core-api/refcount-vs-atomic.rst index 976e85adffe8..79a009ce11df 100644 --- a/Documentation/core-api/refcount-vs-atomic.rst +++ b/Documentation/core-api/refcount-vs-atomic.rst @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ atomics & refcounters only provide atomicity and program order (po) relation (on the same CPU). It guarantees that each ``atomic_*()`` and ``refcount_*()`` operation is atomic and instructions are executed in program order on a single CPU. -This is implemented using :c:func:`READ_ONCE`/:c:func:`WRITE_ONCE` and +This is implemented using READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() and compare-and-swap primitives. A strong (full) memory ordering guarantees that all prior loads and @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ before any po-later instruction is executed on the same CPU. It also guarantees that all po-earlier stores on the same CPU and all propagated stores from other CPUs must propagate to all other CPUs before any po-later instruction is executed on the original -CPU (A-cumulative property). This is implemented using :c:func:`smp_mb`. +CPU (A-cumulative property). This is implemented using smp_mb(). A RELEASE memory ordering guarantees that all prior loads and stores (all po-earlier instructions) on the same CPU are completed @@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ before the operation. It also guarantees that all po-earlier stores on the same CPU and all propagated stores from other CPUs must propagate to all other CPUs before the release operation (A-cumulative property). This is implemented using -:c:func:`smp_store_release`. +smp_store_release(). An ACQUIRE memory ordering guarantees that all post loads and stores (all po-later instructions) on the same CPU are completed after the acquire operation. It also guarantees that all po-later stores on the same CPU must propagate to all other CPUs after the acquire operation executes. This is implemented using -:c:func:`smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep`. +smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep(). A control dependency (on success) for refcounters guarantees that if a reference for an object was successfully obtained (reference @@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ case 1) - non-"Read/Modify/Write" (RMW) ops Function changes: - * :c:func:`atomic_set` --> :c:func:`refcount_set` - * :c:func:`atomic_read` --> :c:func:`refcount_read` + * atomic_set() --> refcount_set() + * atomic_read() --> refcount_read() Memory ordering guarantee changes: @@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ case 2) - increment-based ops that return no value Function changes: - * :c:func:`atomic_inc` --> :c:func:`refcount_inc` - * :c:func:`atomic_add` --> :c:func:`refcount_add` + * atomic_inc() --> refcount_inc() + * atomic_add() --> refcount_add() Memory ordering guarantee changes: @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ case 3) - decrement-based RMW ops that return no value Function changes: - * :c:func:`atomic_dec` --> :c:func:`refcount_dec` + * atomic_dec() --> refcount_dec() Memory ordering guarantee changes: @@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ case 4) - increment-based RMW ops that return a value Function changes: - * :c:func:`atomic_inc_not_zero` --> :c:func:`refcount_inc_not_zero` - * no atomic counterpart --> :c:func:`refcount_add_not_zero` + * atomic_inc_not_zero() --> refcount_inc_not_zero() + * no atomic counterpart --> refcount_add_not_zero() Memory ordering guarantees changes: @@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ case 5) - generic dec/sub decrement-based RMW ops that return a value Function changes: - * :c:func:`atomic_dec_and_test` --> :c:func:`refcount_dec_and_test` - * :c:func:`atomic_sub_and_test` --> :c:func:`refcount_sub_and_test` + * atomic_dec_and_test() --> refcount_dec_and_test() + * atomic_sub_and_test() --> refcount_sub_and_test() Memory ordering guarantees changes: @@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ case 6) other decrement-based RMW ops that return a value Function changes: - * no atomic counterpart --> :c:func:`refcount_dec_if_one` + * no atomic counterpart --> refcount_dec_if_one() * ``atomic_add_unless(&var, -1, 1)`` --> ``refcount_dec_not_one(&var)`` Memory ordering guarantees changes: * fully ordered --> RELEASE ordering + control dependency -.. note:: :c:func:`atomic_add_unless` only provides full order on success. +.. note:: atomic_add_unless() only provides full order on success. case 7) - lock-based RMW @@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ case 7) - lock-based RMW Function changes: - * :c:func:`atomic_dec_and_lock` --> :c:func:`refcount_dec_and_lock` - * :c:func:`atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock` --> :c:func:`refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock` + * atomic_dec_and_lock() --> refcount_dec_and_lock() + * atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock() --> refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock() Memory ordering guarantees changes: * fully ordered --> RELEASE ordering + control dependency + hold - :c:func:`spin_lock` on success + spin_lock() on success -- 2.21.0
