This reverts commit e1265205c0ee3919c3f2c750662630154c8faab2. It's a duplicate commit of commit 74beb9db77930be476b267ec8518a642f39a04bf, resulting in a duplicate section.
Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Documentation/local_ops.txt | 23 ----------------------- 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/local_ops.txt b/Documentation/local_ops.txt index 1a45f11..4269a11 100644 --- a/Documentation/local_ops.txt +++ b/Documentation/local_ops.txt @@ -68,29 +68,6 @@ typedef struct { atomic_long_t a; } local_t; variable can be read when reading some _other_ cpu's variables. -* Rules to follow when using local atomic operations - -- Variables touched by local ops must be per cpu variables. -- _Only_ the CPU owner of these variables must write to them. -- This CPU can use local ops from any context (process, irq, softirq, nmi, ...) - to update its local_t variables. -- Preemption (or interrupts) must be disabled when using local ops in - process context to make sure the process won't be migrated to a - different CPU between getting the per-cpu variable and doing the - actual local op. -- When using local ops in interrupt context, no special care must be - taken on a mainline kernel, since they will run on the local CPU with - preemption already disabled. I suggest, however, to explicitly - disable preemption anyway to make sure it will still work correctly on - -rt kernels. -- Reading the local cpu variable will provide the current copy of the - variable. -- Reads of these variables can be done from any CPU, because updates to - "long", aligned, variables are always atomic. Since no memory - synchronization is done by the writer CPU, an outdated copy of the - variable can be read when reading some _other_ cpu's variables. - - * How to use local atomic operations #include <linux/percpu.h> -- 1.5.3.rc7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/