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diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/NMI-RCU.txt b/Documentation/RCU/NMI-RCU.txt index a8536cb..687777f 100644 --- a/Documentation/RCU/NMI-RCU.txt +++ b/Documentation/RCU/NMI-RCU.txt @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Although RCU is usually used to protect read-mostly data structures, it is possible to use RCU to provide dynamic non-maskable interrupt handlers, as well as dynamic irq handlers. This document describes how to do this, drawing loosely from Zwane Mwaikambo's NMI-timer -work in "arch/i386/oprofile/nmi_timer_int.c" and in -"arch/i386/kernel/traps.c". +work in "arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_timer_int.c" and in +"arch/x86/kernel/traps.c". The relevant pieces of code are listed below, each followed by a brief explanation. @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ not to return until all ongoing NMI handlers exit. It is therefore safe to free up the handler's data as soon as synchronize_sched() returns. Important note: for this to work, the architecture in question must -invoke irq_enter() and irq_exit() on NMI entry and exit, respectively. +invoke nmi_enter() and nmi_exit() on NMI entry and exit, respectively. Answer to Quick Quiz |