Re: [PATCH] percpu-refcount: relax limit on percpu_ref_reinit()

Tejun Heo
2018-09-11T15:50:05Z

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:45:41PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> > So, this part seems wrong. The function is called percpu_ref_reinit()
> > - the refcnt is expected to be in its initial state with just the base
> > ref once this function returns. If you're removing the restriction on
>
> But the comment says that 'Re-initialize @ref so that it's in the same
> state as when it finished', and this invariant isn't changed with this
> patch.

The comment goes "when perpcu_ref_init() finished". The function is
called re _init_. It should put the ref in the initial state, right?

Thanks.

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tejun