From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devel@linuxdriverproject.org,
olaf@aepfle.de, apw@canonical.com, vkuznets@redhat.com,
jasowang@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:00:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160401000049.GC10232@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1458780837-4367-2-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com>
On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 05:53:52PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> Use the READ_ONCE macro to access variabes that can change asynchronously.
Why? What is this "fixing"?
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-04-01 0:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-24 0:53 [PATCH 0/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Cleanup the ring buffer code K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 1/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Introduce functions for estimating room in the ring buffer K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-04-01 0:00 ` Greg KH [this message]
2016-04-01 22:02 ` KY Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 3/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in hv_need_to_signal_on_read() K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-31 23:59 ` Greg KH
2016-04-01 21:03 ` KY Srinivasan
2016-04-01 0:00 ` Greg KH
2016-04-01 21:57 ` KY Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 4/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new virt_xx barrier code K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 5/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Export the vmbus_set_event() API K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 6/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Move some ring buffer functions to hyperv.h K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 7/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement APIs to support "in place" consumption of vmbus packets K. Y. Srinivasan
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