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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/rcutree.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/rcutree.h | 14 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h index c789c302a2c9..f7a41323aa54 100644 --- a/include/linux/rcutree.h +++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h @@ -58,18 +58,8 @@ void kfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, rcu_callback_t func); /** * synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited - Brute-force RCU-bh grace period * - * Wait for an RCU-bh grace period to elapse, but use a "big hammer" - * approach to force the grace period to end quickly. This consumes - * significant time on all CPUs and is unfriendly to real-time workloads, - * so is thus not recommended for any sort of common-case code. In fact, - * if you are using synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited() in a loop, please - * restructure your code to batch your updates, and then use a single - * synchronize_rcu_bh() instead. - * - * Note that it is illegal to call this function while holding any lock - * that is acquired by a CPU-hotplug notifier. And yes, it is also illegal - * to call this function from a CPU-hotplug notifier. Failing to observe - * these restriction will result in deadlock. + * This is a transitional API and will soon be removed, with all + * callers converted to synchronize_rcu_expedited(). */ static inline void synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited(void) { |