Commit-ID: 70f0508caba2ccb564337e7a2ac4816b094abc00 Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/70f0508caba2ccb564337e7a2ac4816b094abc00 Author: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:26:01 -0700 Committer: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CommitDate: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:56:25 -0800 doc: rcu: Update description of gp_seq fields in rcu_data The rcu_state structure doesn't have a gp_seq_needed field. Update the description under rcu_data accordingly, to reflect this. Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <kernel-team@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html index 3ed5f0182bc4..18f179807563 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html +++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html @@ -1011,9 +1011,10 @@ as follows: 5 bool gpwrap; </pre> -<p>The <tt>->gp_seq</tt> and <tt>->gp_seq_needed</tt> -fields are the counterparts of the fields of the same name -in the <tt>rcu_state</tt> and <tt>rcu_node</tt> structures. +<p>The <tt>->gp_seq</tt> field is the counterpart of the field of the same +name in the <tt>rcu_state</tt> and <tt>rcu_node</tt> structures. The +<tt>->gp_seq_needed</tt> field is the counterpart of the field of the same +name in the rcu_node</tt> structure. They may each lag up to one behind their <tt>rcu_node</tt> counterparts, but in <tt>CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE</tt> and <tt>CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL</tt> kernels can lag
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