documentation: Emphasize the call_rcu() is illegal from idle
Although call_rcu()'s fastpath works just fine on an idle CPU,
some branches of the slowpath invoke the scheduler, which uses
RCU. Therefore, this commit emphasizes the fact that call_rcu()
must not be invoked from an idle CPU.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.html b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.html
index 85cf223..e7e24b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.html
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.html
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@
including within preempt-disable code, <tt>local_bh_disable()</tt> code,
interrupt-disable code, and interrupt handlers.
However, even <tt>call_rcu()</tt> is illegal within NMI handlers
-and from offline CPUs.
+and from idle and offline CPUs.
The callback function (<tt>remove_gp_cb()</tt> in this case) will be
executed within softirq (software interrupt) environment within the
Linux kernel,