Re: [PATCH] Fixes for RCU handling of task_struct

[Nick Piggin]

Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 12:12:25PM +1100, Nick Piggin wrote:

> > Yes, it is basically ready to go.
>
>
> Would it simplify the rcuref.h code?  Or lib/dec_and_lock.c?

Yep, I recently posted it to lkml... rcuref.h disappears, and
dec_and_lock becomes simplified not to mention more efficient
on those architectures which do not define HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG.

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113117753625350&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113117753629218&w=2

I need the infrastructure for lockless pagecache, but fortunately
it is very useful for other things as well. Especially lockless
algorithms it seems.

Nick

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