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H A Dindex.rst0d24f65e Mon Jul 20 10:55:07 CDT 2020 Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Documentation: locking: Describe seqlock design and usage

Proper documentation for the design and usage of sequence counters and
sequential locks does not exist. Complete the seqlock.h documentation as
follows:

- Divide all documentation on a seqcount_t vs. seqlock_t basis. The
description for both mechanisms was intermingled, which is incorrect
since the usage constrains for each type are vastly different.

- Add an introductory paragraph describing the internal design of, and
rationale for, sequence counters.

- Document seqcount_t writer non-preemptibility requirement, which was
not previously documented anywhere, and provide a clear rationale.

- Provide template code for seqcount_t and seqlock_t initialization
and reader/writer critical sections.

- Recommend using seqlock_t by default. It implicitly handles the
serialization and non-preemptibility requirements of writers.

At seqlock.h:

- Remove references to brlocks as they've long been removed from the
kernel.

- Remove references to gcc-3.x since the kernel's minimum supported
gcc version is 4.9.

References: 0f6ed63b1707 ("no need to keep brlock macros anymore...")
References: 6ec4476ac825 ("Raise gcc version requirement to 4.9")
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200720155530.1173732-2-a.darwish@linutronix.de
0d24f65e Mon Jul 20 10:55:07 CDT 2020 Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Documentation: locking: Describe seqlock design and usage

Proper documentation for the design and usage of sequence counters and
sequential locks does not exist. Complete the seqlock.h documentation as
follows:

- Divide all documentation on a seqcount_t vs. seqlock_t basis. The
description for both mechanisms was intermingled, which is incorrect
since the usage constrains for each type are vastly different.

- Add an introductory paragraph describing the internal design of, and
rationale for, sequence counters.

- Document seqcount_t writer non-preemptibility requirement, which was
not previously documented anywhere, and provide a clear rationale.

- Provide template code for seqcount_t and seqlock_t initialization
and reader/writer critical sections.

- Recommend using seqlock_t by default. It implicitly handles the
serialization and non-preemptibility requirements of writers.

At seqlock.h:

- Remove references to brlocks as they've long been removed from the
kernel.

- Remove references to gcc-3.x since the kernel's minimum supported
gcc version is 4.9.

References: 0f6ed63b1707 ("no need to keep brlock macros anymore...")
References: 6ec4476ac825 ("Raise gcc version requirement to 4.9")
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200720155530.1173732-2-a.darwish@linutronix.de
H A Dseqlock.rst0d24f65e Mon Jul 20 10:55:07 CDT 2020 Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Documentation: locking: Describe seqlock design and usage

Proper documentation for the design and usage of sequence counters and
sequential locks does not exist. Complete the seqlock.h documentation as
follows:

- Divide all documentation on a seqcount_t vs. seqlock_t basis. The
description for both mechanisms was intermingled, which is incorrect
since the usage constrains for each type are vastly different.

- Add an introductory paragraph describing the internal design of, and
rationale for, sequence counters.

- Document seqcount_t writer non-preemptibility requirement, which was
not previously documented anywhere, and provide a clear rationale.

- Provide template code for seqcount_t and seqlock_t initialization
and reader/writer critical sections.

- Recommend using seqlock_t by default. It implicitly handles the
serialization and non-preemptibility requirements of writers.

At seqlock.h:

- Remove references to brlocks as they've long been removed from the
kernel.

- Remove references to gcc-3.x since the kernel's minimum supported
gcc version is 4.9.

References: 0f6ed63b1707 ("no need to keep brlock macros anymore...")
References: 6ec4476ac825 ("Raise gcc version requirement to 4.9")
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200720155530.1173732-2-a.darwish@linutronix.de
0d24f65e Mon Jul 20 10:55:07 CDT 2020 Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Documentation: locking: Describe seqlock design and usage

Proper documentation for the design and usage of sequence counters and
sequential locks does not exist. Complete the seqlock.h documentation as
follows:

- Divide all documentation on a seqcount_t vs. seqlock_t basis. The
description for both mechanisms was intermingled, which is incorrect
since the usage constrains for each type are vastly different.

- Add an introductory paragraph describing the internal design of, and
rationale for, sequence counters.

- Document seqcount_t writer non-preemptibility requirement, which was
not previously documented anywhere, and provide a clear rationale.

- Provide template code for seqcount_t and seqlock_t initialization
and reader/writer critical sections.

- Recommend using seqlock_t by default. It implicitly handles the
serialization and non-preemptibility requirements of writers.

At seqlock.h:

- Remove references to brlocks as they've long been removed from the
kernel.

- Remove references to gcc-3.x since the kernel's minimum supported
gcc version is 4.9.

References: 0f6ed63b1707 ("no need to keep brlock macros anymore...")
References: 6ec4476ac825 ("Raise gcc version requirement to 4.9")
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200720155530.1173732-2-a.darwish@linutronix.de
/openbmc/linux/include/linux/
H A Dseqlock.h0d24f65e Mon Jul 20 10:55:07 CDT 2020 Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Documentation: locking: Describe seqlock design and usage

Proper documentation for the design and usage of sequence counters and
sequential locks does not exist. Complete the seqlock.h documentation as
follows:

- Divide all documentation on a seqcount_t vs. seqlock_t basis. The
description for both mechanisms was intermingled, which is incorrect
since the usage constrains for each type are vastly different.

- Add an introductory paragraph describing the internal design of, and
rationale for, sequence counters.

- Document seqcount_t writer non-preemptibility requirement, which was
not previously documented anywhere, and provide a clear rationale.

- Provide template code for seqcount_t and seqlock_t initialization
and reader/writer critical sections.

- Recommend using seqlock_t by default. It implicitly handles the
serialization and non-preemptibility requirements of writers.

At seqlock.h:

- Remove references to brlocks as they've long been removed from the
kernel.

- Remove references to gcc-3.x since the kernel's minimum supported
gcc version is 4.9.

References: 0f6ed63b1707 ("no need to keep brlock macros anymore...")
References: 6ec4476ac825 ("Raise gcc version requirement to 4.9")
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200720155530.1173732-2-a.darwish@linutronix.de
0d24f65e Mon Jul 20 10:55:07 CDT 2020 Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Documentation: locking: Describe seqlock design and usage

Proper documentation for the design and usage of sequence counters and
sequential locks does not exist. Complete the seqlock.h documentation as
follows:

- Divide all documentation on a seqcount_t vs. seqlock_t basis. The
description for both mechanisms was intermingled, which is incorrect
since the usage constrains for each type are vastly different.

- Add an introductory paragraph describing the internal design of, and
rationale for, sequence counters.

- Document seqcount_t writer non-preemptibility requirement, which was
not previously documented anywhere, and provide a clear rationale.

- Provide template code for seqcount_t and seqlock_t initialization
and reader/writer critical sections.

- Recommend using seqlock_t by default. It implicitly handles the
serialization and non-preemptibility requirements of writers.

At seqlock.h:

- Remove references to brlocks as they've long been removed from the
kernel.

- Remove references to gcc-3.x since the kernel's minimum supported
gcc version is 4.9.

References: 0f6ed63b1707 ("no need to keep brlock macros anymore...")
References: 6ec4476ac825 ("Raise gcc version requirement to 4.9")
Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200720155530.1173732-2-a.darwish@linutronix.de