linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [6/6] kfifo: Document everywhere that size has to be power of two

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Date:	Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:34:38 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Stefani Seibold <stefani@...bold.net>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [6/6] kfifo: Document everywhere that size has to be
	power of two

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 02:14:38PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:50:32PM +0100, Stefani Seibold wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, den 27.12.2009, 22:03 +0100 schrieb Andi Kleen:
> > > On my first try using them I missed that the fifos need to 
> > > be power of two, resulting in a runtime bug. Document that requirement
> > > everywhere (and fix one grammar bug)
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> > > 
> > 
> > Acked: Stefani Seibold <Stefani@...bold.net>
> > 
> 
> Now, does it really _have_ to be this way? For record-oriented
> FIFO's it is customary to be 2*pow(n)*sizeof(rec) which is rarely
> 2*pow(m).

Yes I agree, but the kfifos are not fully record oriented unfortunately.

-Andi
-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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