linux-kernel - Re: rcu: Make rcu_assign_pointer's assignment volatile and type-safe

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Date:	Sun, 1 Sep 2013 17:06:26 -0700
From:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To:	Wang Shilong <wangshilong1991@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org,
	sparse@...isli.org, lttng-dev@...ts.lttng.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: rcu: Make rcu_assign_pointer's assignment volatile and type-safe

On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 07:50:09AM +0800, Wang Shilong wrote:
> Hello, Using checkpatch.pl, i get the following warnings(errors):
> WARNING: line over 80 characters
> #57: FILE: include/linux/rcupdate.h:518:
> +		extern void __rcu_assign_pointer_typecheck(int, typeof(*(v)) __kernel *); \

It'd get much uglier if wrapped, and the function name needs to stay
unique to avoid conflicts with the macro context.  I don't plan to
change this.

> ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxB)
> #72: FILE: include/linux/rcupdate.h:568:
> +		ACCESS_ONCE(p) = (typeof(*(v)) __force space *)(v); \

False positive; checkpatch.pl seems to parse this as multiplication
rather than a cast.

- Josh Triplett
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