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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] getcpu_cache system call: cache CPU number of running thread
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:34:59 +0100 (CET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1601271832330.3886@nanos> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <671969438.6129.1453915918933.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> ----- On Jan 27, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Thomas Gleixner tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org wrote:
> Sounds fair. What is the recommended typing for "ptr" then ?
> uint32_t ** or uint32_t * ?
> 
> It would be expected to pass a "uint32_t *" for the set
> operation, but the "get" operation requires a "uint32_t **".

Well, you can't change the types depending on the opcode, so you need to stick
with **.
 
> Also, I'd be tempted to put the GET/SET operation selector as
> a first parameter.

Makes sense.

Thanks,

	tglx

  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-01-27 17:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-01-27 16:54 [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] getcpu_cache system call Mathieu Desnoyers
2016-01-27 16:54 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] getcpu_cache system call: cache CPU number of running thread Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]   ` <1453913683-28915-2-git-send-email-mathieu.desnoyers-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 17:20     ` Josh Triplett
2016-01-27 17:24       ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-01-27 17:36         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]           ` <2049061625.6140.1453916208296.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 18:02             ` Andrew Hunter
2016-01-27 18:03             ` Josh Triplett
2016-01-27 18:43               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2016-01-27 19:16                 ` Josh Triplett
2016-01-27 21:02                   ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]                     ` <2037701859.6303.1453928564519.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 21:30                       ` Josh Triplett
2016-01-27 17:22     ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-01-27 17:31       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]         ` <671969438.6129.1453915918933.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 17:34           ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2016-01-27 17:37             ` Thomas Gleixner
2016-01-27 21:34               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]                 ` <974364259.6329.1453930475174.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 22:11                   ` Josh Triplett
2016-01-27 22:47                     ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]                       ` <75735238.6347.1453934857246.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-28 11:12                         ` Heiko Carstens
2016-01-28 13:33                           ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2016-01-28  3:12     ` Alexei Starovoitov
     [not found]       ` <20160128031213.GA55682-+o4/htvd0TDFYCXBM6kdu7fOX0fSgVTm@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-28 17:41         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2016-01-27 16:54 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] getcpu_cache: wire up ARM system call Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]   ` <1453913683-28915-3-git-send-email-mathieu.desnoyers-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 18:19     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
     [not found]       ` <20160127181915.GA10826-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 18:46         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
     [not found]           ` <1011987684.6168.1453920399905.JavaMail.zimbra-vg+e7yoeK/dWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-01-27 23:03             ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2016-01-27 16:54 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/3] getcpu_cache: wire up x86 32/64 " Mathieu Desnoyers

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