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SubjectRe: [PATCH, RFC, tip/core/rcu] scalable classic RCU implementation
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:34:56PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 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

I know!!!

#ifdef JOSH_TRIPLETT
* 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)
#elif PETER_ZIJLSTRA
* Documentation/RCU
#endif

(Sorry, couldn't resist!!!)

Seriously, I know where all the documentation is, as I wrote most of it.
These comments are for you guys. So, any thoughts on how I should
resolve this? My default is, as always, a coin flip. ;-)

Thanx, Paul


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