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SubjectRe: [PATCH, RFC, tip/core/rcu] scalable classic RCU implementation
FromPeter Zijlstra <>
DateMon, 25 Aug 2008 12:34:56 +0200
On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 16:29 -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:

> > @@ -26,8 +27,10 @@> >   * http://lse.sourceforge.net/locking/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.sc.pdf (OLS2001)
> >   *
> >   * For detailed explanation of Read-Copy Update mechanism see -
> > - * 		Documentation/RCU
> > - *
> > + * 	Documentation/RCU
> > + * 	http://lwn.net/Articles/262464/ (What is RCU, Fundamentally?)
> > + * 	http://lwn.net/Articles/263130/ (What is RCU's Usage?)
> > + * 	http://lwn.net/Articles/264090/ (What is RCU's API? + references)
> >   */> > Why put these references here rather than in Documentation/RCU?  It
> seems easier to keep documentation up to date in one place.  If you
> think these represent a good "getting started" set of documents, how
> about a Documentation/RCU/ReadTheseFirst with links to them, or how
> about linking to them from whatisRCU.txt?

I actually like in code comments and 'documentation' more than
Documentation/ stuff. Mostly because Documentation/ is:
 - far away from the code
 - therefore, more easily bitrotted
 - and easily forgotten





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