linux-kernel - [PATCH] perf: Use ACCESS_ONCE() instead of volatile cast

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Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:55:08 -0400
From:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list:PERFORMANCE EVENT...)
Subject: [PATCH] perf: Use ACCESS_ONCE() instead of volatile cast

Use ACCESS_ONCE() instead of the cast to volatile and read. This is just a style
change which is reader friendly.

Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/session.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 8dd41ca..ffb4404 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ int __perf_session__set_tracepoints_handlers(struct perf_session *session,
 
 extern volatile int session_done;
 
-#define session_done()	(*(volatile int *)(&session_done))
+#define session_done()	ACCESS_ONCE(session_done)
 #endif /* __PERF_SESSION_H */
-- 
2.1.0

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