@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
search for the string "Patent" in Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt to find them.
Of these, one was allowed to lapse by the assignee, and the
others have been contributed to the Linux kernel under GPL.
+ Many (but not all) have long since expired.
There are now also LGPL implementations of user-level RCU
available (https://liburcu.org/).
- I hear that RCU needs work in order to support realtime kernels?
- Realtime-friendly RCU can be enabled via the CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU
+ Realtime-friendly RCU are enabled via the CONFIG_PREEMPTION
kernel configuration parameter.
- Where can I find more information on RCU?
This commit provides a couple of updates based on the inexorable passage of time. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> --- Documentation/RCU/rcu.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)