linux-kernel - Re: [TOMOYO #14 (mmotm 2008-12-30-16-05) 02/10] Singly linked list implementation.

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Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:09:12 -0600
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
Cc:	jmorris@...ei.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [TOMOYO #14 (mmotm 2008-12-30-16-05) 02/10] Singly linked list
	implementation.

Quoting Tetsuo Handa (penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp):
> James Morris wrote:
> > > Not all structures listed below are used as singly linked list,
> > > but many of them are used as singly linked list.
> > 
> > Can any of these be converted to your singly linked list implementation ?
> 
> Maybe, but will be few.
> 
> Regular singly linked list (which is known as "slist") implementation has
> below characteristics.
> 
>  (1) Supports "add", "read" and "remove" operations.
>  (2) Caller holds read lock when reading, and holds write lock when adding or
>      removing.
>  (3) Iteration method (for_each_*) needn't to call rcu_dereference() because
>      caller holds locks as needed.
> 
> TOMOYO's singly linked list (which is named as "list1") implementation has
> below characteristics.
> 
>  (1) Supports "add" and "read" operations.
>  (2) Caller holds a lock when adding, but doesn't hold a lock when reading.
>  (3) Iteration method (for_each_*) needs to call rcu_dereference() because
>      caller doesn't hold a lock when reading.
> 
> I think it is not a good thing to rename "list1" to "slist".

How about alist (or aolist) for append-only list?

The problem with list1 is that it *really* doesn't imply the
characteristics you cite.

-serge
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