public inbox for linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drivers/usb: use READ_ONCE instead of deprecated ACCESS_ONCE
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:23:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20161130142311.GA24288@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20161130135054.GB25118@linux-80c1.suse>

On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 05:50:54AM -0800, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> With the new standardized functions, we can replace all ACCESS_ONCE()
> calls across relevant drivers/usb/.
> 
> ACCESS_ONCE() does not work reliably on non-scalar types. For example
> gcc 4.6 and 4.7 might remove the volatile tag for such accesses during
> the SRA (scalar replacement of aggregates) step:
> 
> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58145
> 
> Update the new calls regardless of if it is a scalar type, this is
> cleaner than having three alternatives.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>
> ---
> drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c     | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/core/devio.c        | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c        | 4 ++--
> drivers/usb/gadget/udc/gr_udc.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.c     | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.h     | 4 ++--
> 6 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Same comment on your driver base patch, what changed from v1?

      reply	other threads:[~2016-11-30 14:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-11-19 19:54 [PATCH] drivers/usb: use READ_ONCE instead of deprecated ACCESS_ONCE Davidlohr Bueso
2016-11-20  9:39 ` Greg KH
2016-11-20 12:11   ` Mark Rutland
2016-11-20 16:09   ` Davidlohr Bueso
2016-11-21  7:15     ` Greg KH
2016-11-29 19:24 ` Greg KH
2016-11-30 13:50   ` [PATCH v2] " Davidlohr Bueso
2016-11-30 14:23     ` Greg KH [this message]

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=20161130142311.GA24288@kroah.com \
    --to=gregkh@linuxfoundation.org \
    --cc=dave@stgolabs.net \
    --cc=dbueso@suse.de \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox