Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/9] Stop using ACCESS_ONCE (for v4.2)

Steven Rostedt
2015-03-23T14:49:29Z

On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:41:55 -0700
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> This patch series converts from ACCESS_ONCE() to either READ_ONCE() or
> WRITE_ONCE(), as appropriate. This permits better code generation and
> error checking, and is also more compatible with C11 directions. Each
> file is updated separately to simplify handling of git conflicts.
>
> Thanx, Paul
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> include/linux/rculist.h | 6 -
> include/linux/rcupdate.h | 16 ++--
> kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 2
> kernel/rcu/srcu.c | 10 +-
> kernel/rcu/tiny_plugin.h | 12 +--
> kernel/rcu/tree.c | 184 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 93 +++++++++++------------
> kernel/rcu/tree_trace.c | 6 -
> kernel/rcu/update.c | 30 +++----
> 9 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 179 deletions(-)

Not sure why this was 9 patches. I think this could have easily been a
single patch.

-- Steve