summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt
index 909602d409bb..e439a0edee22 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/rcubarrier.txt
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ module invokes call_rcu() from timers, you will need to first cancel all
the timers, and only then invoke rcu_barrier() to wait for any remaining
RCU callbacks to complete.
+Of course, if you module uses call_rcu_bh(), you will need to invoke
+rcu_barrier_bh() before unloading. Similarly, if your module uses
+call_rcu_sched(), you will need to invoke rcu_barrier_sched() before
+unloading. If your module uses call_rcu(), call_rcu_bh(), -and-
+call_rcu_sched(), then you will need to invoke each of rcu_barrier(),
+rcu_barrier_bh(), and rcu_barrier_sched().
+
Implementing rcu_barrier()