doc: Update synchronize_rcu() definition in whatisRCU.txt
The synchronize_rcu() definition based on RW-locks in whatisRCU.txt does not meet the "Memory-Barrier Guarantees" in Requirements.html; for example, the following SB-like test: P0: P1: WRITE_ONCE(x, 1); WRITE_ONCE(y, 1); synchronize_rcu(); smp_mb(); r0 = READ_ONCE(y); r1 = READ_ONCE(x); should not be allowed to reach the state "r0 = 0 AND r1 = 0", but the current write_lock()+write_unlock() definition can not ensure this. This commit therefore inserts an smp_mb__after_spinlock() in order to cause this synchronize_rcu() implementation to provide this memory-barrier guarantee. Suggested-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrea Parri <andrea.parri@amarulasolutions.com> Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> Cc: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@gmail.com> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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