include/linux/cache.h: expand documentation over __read_mostly
authorLuis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Tue, 9 Jun 2020 04:35:07 +0000 (21:35 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Tue, 9 Jun 2020 16:39:16 +0000 (09:39 -0700)
commit4fa7252338a56fbc90220e6330f136a379175a7a
tree5061c6346a7723a4970f8d49f13dbf10fcb0087d
parent2a71e81d32198785387c8bc0f2cc5d78f84e2e78
include/linux/cache.h: expand documentation over __read_mostly

__read_mostly can easily be misused by folks, its not meant for just
read-only data.  There are performance reasons for using it, but we also
don't provide any guidance about its use.  Provide a bit more guidance
over its use.

Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Acked-by: Rafael Aquini <aquini@redhat.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200507161424.2584-1-mcgrof@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
include/linux/cache.h