*
* Userspace RCU header - deferred execution
*
- * Copyright (c) 2009 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
* Copyright (c) 2009 Paul E. McKenney, IBM Corporation.
*
* LGPL-compatible code should include this header with :
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
/*
+ * Note: the defer_rcu() API is currently EXPERIMENTAL. It may change in the
+ * future.
+ *
* Important !
*
* Each thread queuing memory reclamation must be registered with
* rcu_defer_register_thread(). rcu_defer_unregister_thread() should be
* called before the thread exits.
+ *
+ * *NEVER* use defer_rcu() within a RCU read-side critical section, because this
+ * primitive need to call synchronize_rcu() if the thread queue is full.
*/
-#define call_rcu rcu_defer_queue
-#define rcu_reclaim_queue(p) rcu_defer_queue(free, p)
-
-extern void rcu_defer_queue(void (*fct)(void *p), void *p);
+extern void defer_rcu(void (*fct)(void *p), void *p);
/*
* Thread registration for reclamation.
*/
-extern void rcu_defer_register_thread(void);
+extern int rcu_defer_register_thread(void);
extern void rcu_defer_unregister_thread(void);
extern void rcu_defer_barrier(void);
extern void rcu_defer_barrier_thread(void);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
#endif /* _URCU_BATCH_H */