Commit-ID: 8cf503d3378d641f8106c1803dc68cab88cd8fca Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/8cf503d3378d641f8106c1803dc68cab88cd8fca Author: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:54:03 -0400 Committer: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CommitDate: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 10:39:48 -0800 Documentation/RCU: Fix minor typo deference should actually be dereference. Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt index 2044227..5cbd8b2 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.txt @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ rcu_dereference() The reader uses rcu_dereference() to fetch an RCU-protected pointer, which returns a value that may then be safely - dereferenced. Note that rcu_deference() does not actually + dereferenced. Note that rcu_dereference() does not actually dereference the pointer, instead, it protects the pointer for later dereferencing. It also executes any needed memory-barrier instructions for a given CPU architecture. Currently, only Alpha -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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