Re: [PATCH 2/3] kernel/SRCU: provide a static initializer

[Lai Jiangshan <laijs@cn.fujitsu.com>]

On 04/08/2013 06:03 PM, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On 04/05/2013 09:21 AM, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
>> Hi, Sebastian
> 
> Hi Lai,
> 
>> I don't want to expose __SRCU_STRUCT_INIT(),
>> due to it has strong coupling with the percpu array.
>>
>> I hope other structure which uses SRCU should use init_srcu_struct().
> 
> I need a static initialization for this kind. Patch #3 shows one
> example I have another one pending for crypto.

If the percpu array can be defined in __SRCU_STRUCT_INIT(),
I'm happy to expose it. but it is not currently.

Why crypto can't use boot time initialization?

> Do you have any idea how I could get it done without this? Do you want
> to move/merge header files?

if crypto has to use static initialization, I will find out some way
or use your patch.

Thanks,
Lai

> 
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lai
> 
> Sebastian
>