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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html index d583c653a703..bf7f266e8888 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html +++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Data-Structures/Data-Structures.html @@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ Its fields are as follows: 1 int dynticks_nesting; 2 int dynticks_nmi_nesting; 3 atomic_t dynticks; + 4 int rcu_sched_qs_mask; </pre> <p>The <tt>->dynticks_nesting</tt> field counts the @@ -1117,11 +1118,17 @@ NMIs are counted by the <tt>->dynticks_nmi_nesting</tt> field, except that NMIs that interrupt non-dyntick-idle execution are not counted. -</p><p>Finally, the <tt>->dynticks</tt> field counts the corresponding +</p><p>The <tt>->dynticks</tt> field counts the corresponding CPU's transitions to and from dyntick-idle mode, so that this counter has an even value when the CPU is in dyntick-idle mode and an odd value otherwise. +</p><p>Finally, the <tt>->rcu_sched_qs_mask</tt> field is used +to record the fact that the RCU core code would really like to +see a quiescent state from the corresponding CPU. +This flag is checked by RCU's context-switch and <tt>cond_resched()</tt> +code, which provide a momentary idle sojourn in response. + <table> <tr><th> </th></tr> <tr><th align="left">Quick Quiz:</th></tr> |