[tip:core/rcu] rcu: Update trace_rcu_dyntick() header comment

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Commit-ID:  045fb9315a2129023d70a0eecf0942e18fca4fcd
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/045fb9315a2129023d70a0eecf0942e18fca4fcd
Author:     Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:13:03 -0800
Committer:  Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:31:59 -0800

rcu: Update trace_rcu_dyntick() header comment

This commit updates the trace_rcu_dyntick() header comment to reflect
events added by commit 4b4f421.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/trace/events/rcu.h |   12 ++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/trace/events/rcu.h b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
index c29fb2f..7f6877a 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rcu.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
@@ -241,8 +241,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_fqs,
 
 /*
  * Tracepoint for dyntick-idle entry/exit events.  These take a string
- * as argument: "Start" for entering dyntick-idle mode and "End" for
- * leaving it.
+ * as argument: "Start" for entering dyntick-idle mode, "End" for
+ * leaving it, "--=" for events moving towards idle, and "++=" for events
+ * moving away from idle.  "Error on entry: not idle task" and "Error on
+ * exit: not idle task" indicate that a non-idle task is erroneously
+ * toying with the idle loop.
+ *
+ * These events also take a pair of numbers, which indicate the nesting
+ * depth before and after the event of interest.  Note that task-related
+ * events use the upper bits of each number, while interrupt-related
+ * events use the lower bits.
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(rcu_dyntick,
 
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