documentation: Remove unnecessary images from requirements

This commit removes a cutesy cartoon and also a diagram that can
just as easily be represented by text.

Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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@ -1120,12 +1120,27 @@ These classes is covered in the following sections.
<h3><a name="Specialization">Specialization</a></h3> <h3><a name="Specialization">Specialization</a></h3>
<p> <p>
RCU is and always has been intended primarily for read-mostly situations, as RCU is and always has been intended primarily for read-mostly situations,
illustrated by the following figure. which means that RCU's read-side primitives are optimized, often at the
This means that RCU's read-side primitives are optimized, often at the
expense of its update-side primitives. expense of its update-side primitives.
Experience thus far is captured by the following list of situations:
<p><img src="RCUApplicability.svg" alt="RCUApplicability.svg" width="70%"></p> <ol>
<li> Read-mostly data, where stale and inconsistent data is not
a problem: RCU works great!
<li> Read-mostly data, where data must be consistent:
RCU works well.
<li> Read-write data, where data must be consistent:
RCU <i>might</i> work OK.
Or not.
<li> Write-mostly data, where data must be consistent:
RCU is very unlikely to be the right tool for the job,
with the following exceptions, where RCU can provide:
<ol type=a>
<li> Existence guarantees for update-friendly mechanisms.
<li> Wait-free read-side primitives for real-time use.
</ol>
</ol>
<p> <p>
This focus on read-mostly situations means that RCU must interoperate This focus on read-mostly situations means that RCU must interoperate
@ -1171,10 +1186,7 @@ some period of time, so the exact wait period is a judgment call.
One of our pair of veternarians might wait 30 seconds before pronouncing One of our pair of veternarians might wait 30 seconds before pronouncing
the cat dead, while the other might insist on waiting a full minute. the cat dead, while the other might insist on waiting a full minute.
The two veternarians would then disagree on the state of the cat during The two veternarians would then disagree on the state of the cat during
the final 30 seconds of the minute following the last heartbeat, as the final 30 seconds of the minute following the last heartbeat.
fancifully illustrated below:
<p><img src="2013-08-is-it-dead.png" alt="2013-08-is-it-dead.png" width="431"></p>
<p> <p>
Interestingly enough, this same situation applies to hardware. Interestingly enough, this same situation applies to hardware.

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@ -1257,12 +1257,27 @@ These classes is covered in the following sections.
<h3><a name="Specialization">Specialization</a></h3> <h3><a name="Specialization">Specialization</a></h3>
<p> <p>
RCU is and always has been intended primarily for read-mostly situations, as RCU is and always has been intended primarily for read-mostly situations,
illustrated by the following figure. which means that RCU's read-side primitives are optimized, often at the
This means that RCU's read-side primitives are optimized, often at the
expense of its update-side primitives. expense of its update-side primitives.
Experience thus far is captured by the following list of situations:
<p><img src="RCUApplicability.svg" alt="RCUApplicability.svg" width="70%"></p> <ol>
<li> Read-mostly data, where stale and inconsistent data is not
a problem: RCU works great!
<li> Read-mostly data, where data must be consistent:
RCU works well.
<li> Read-write data, where data must be consistent:
RCU <i>might</i> work OK.
Or not.
<li> Write-mostly data, where data must be consistent:
RCU is very unlikely to be the right tool for the job,
with the following exceptions, where RCU can provide:
<ol type=a>
<li> Existence guarantees for update-friendly mechanisms.
<li> Wait-free read-side primitives for real-time use.
</ol>
</ol>
<p> <p>
This focus on read-mostly situations means that RCU must interoperate This focus on read-mostly situations means that RCU must interoperate
@ -1330,10 +1345,7 @@ some period of time, so the exact wait period is a judgment call.
One of our pair of veternarians might wait 30 seconds before pronouncing One of our pair of veternarians might wait 30 seconds before pronouncing
the cat dead, while the other might insist on waiting a full minute. the cat dead, while the other might insist on waiting a full minute.
The two veternarians would then disagree on the state of the cat during The two veternarians would then disagree on the state of the cat during
the final 30 seconds of the minute following the last heartbeat, as the final 30 seconds of the minute following the last heartbeat.
fancifully illustrated below:
<p><img src="2013-08-is-it-dead.png" alt="2013-08-is-it-dead.png" width="431"></p>
<p> <p>
Interestingly enough, this same situation applies to hardware. Interestingly enough, this same situation applies to hardware.