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@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ Quick Quiz #1:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This section presents a "toy" RCU implementation that is based on
"classic RCU". It is also short on performance (but only for updates) and
-on features such as hotplug CPU and the ability to run in CONFIG_PREEMPT
+on features such as hotplug CPU and the ability to run in CONFIG_PREEMPTION
kernels. The definitions of rcu_dereference() and rcu_assign_pointer()
are the same as those shown in the preceding section, so they are omitted.
::
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ Quick Quiz #2:
Quick Quiz #3:
If it is illegal to block in an RCU read-side
critical section, what the heck do you do in
- PREEMPT_RT, where normal spinlocks can block???
+ CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT, where normal spinlocks can block???
:ref:`Answers to Quick Quiz <8_whatisRCU>`
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ Quick Quiz #2:
overhead is **negative**.
Answer:
- Imagine a single-CPU system with a non-CONFIG_PREEMPT
+ Imagine a single-CPU system with a non-CONFIG_PREEMPTION
kernel where a routing table is used by process-context
code, but can be updated by irq-context code (for example,
by an "ICMP REDIRECT" packet). The usual way of handling
@@ -1120,10 +1120,10 @@ Answer:
Quick Quiz #3:
If it is illegal to block in an RCU read-side
critical section, what the heck do you do in
- PREEMPT_RT, where normal spinlocks can block???
+ CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT, where normal spinlocks can block???
Answer:
- Just as PREEMPT_RT permits preemption of spinlock
+ Just as CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT permits preemption of spinlock
critical sections, it permits preemption of RCU
read-side critical sections. It also permits
spinlocks blocking while in RCU read-side critical