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doc: Update UP.rst
This commit updates UP.rst to reflect changes over the past few years, including the advent of userspace RCU libraries for constrained systems. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
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@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ by having call_rcu() directly invoke its arguments only if it was called
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from process context. However, this can fail in a similar manner.
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Suppose that an RCU-based algorithm again scans a linked list containing
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elements A, B, and C in process contexts, but that it invokes a function
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elements A, B, and C in process context, but that it invokes a function
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on each element as it is scanned. Suppose further that this function
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deletes element B from the list, then passes it to call_rcu() for deferred
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freeing. This may be a bit unconventional, but it is perfectly legal
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@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Example 3: Death by Deadlock
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Suppose that call_rcu() is invoked while holding a lock, and that the
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callback function must acquire this same lock. In this case, if
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call_rcu() were to directly invoke the callback, the result would
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be self-deadlock.
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be self-deadlock *even if* this invocation occurred from a later
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call_rcu() invocation a full grace period later.
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In some cases, it would possible to restructure to code so that
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the call_rcu() is delayed until after the lock is released. However,
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@ -85,6 +86,14 @@ Quick Quiz #2:
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:ref:`Answers to Quick Quiz <answer_quick_quiz_up>`
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It is important to note that userspace RCU implementations *do*
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permit call_rcu() to directly invoke callbacks, but only if a full
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grace period has elapsed since those callbacks were queued. This is
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the case because some userspace environments are extremely constrained.
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Nevertheless, people writing userspace RCU implementations are strongly
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encouraged to avoid invoking callbacks from call_rcu(), thus obtaining
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the deadlock-avoidance benefits called out above.
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Summary
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