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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 2/5] rcu: Short-circuit normal GPs via expedited GPs
On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 12:35:45PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> OK, how about this, then?

> rcu: Rename RCU_GP_DONE_FQS to RCU_GP_DOING_FQS
>
> The grace-period kthread sleeps waiting to do a force-quiescent-state
> scan, and when awakened sets rsp->gp_state to RCU_GP_DONE_FQS.
> However, this is confusing because the kthread has not done the
> force-quiescent-state, but is instead just starting to do it. This commit
> therefore renames RCU_GP_DONE_FQS to RCU_GP_DOING_FQS in order to make
> things a bit easier on reviewers.
>
> Reported-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Much better, thanks! :-)


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