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Subject[PATCH RFC 2/5] doc: rcu: Add more rationale for using rcu_read_lock_sched in checklist
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It could be clarified better why rcu_read_lock_sched is better than
using preempt_disable, add the same.

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
---
Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
index 49747717d905..8860ab2a897a 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ over a rather long period of time, but improvements are always welcome!
pointer must be covered by rcu_read_lock(), rcu_read_lock_bh(),
rcu_read_lock_sched(), or by the appropriate update-side lock.
Disabling of preemption can serve as rcu_read_lock_sched(), but
- is less readable.
+ is less readable and prevents lockdep from detecting locking issues.

Letting RCU-protected pointers "leak" out of an RCU read-side
critical section is every bid as bad as letting them leak out
--
2.19.0.605.g01d371f741-goog
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