linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Replace explicit function pointer types with rcu_callback_t and call_rcu_func

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:55:32 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
Cc:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Replace explicit function pointer types with
 rcu_callback_t and call_rcu_func_t

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 01:29:37PM +0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> Commit ("rcu: Create a synchronize_rcu_mult()") in linux-rcu.git#rcu/next
> branch has introduced rcu_callback_t as the type for rcu callback
> functions and call_rcu_func_t has been introduced for a while. This patch
> series uses the rcu_callback_t and call_rcu_func_t to save a few lines of
> code.
> 
> This patchset is based on rcu/next branch of Paul's linux-rcu tree, and
> consists of two patches:
> 
> 1.	Use rcu_callback_t as the type of callbacks in call_rcu*() and
> 	friends
> 
> 2.	Use call_rcu_func_t to replace the equivalent but complicated
> 	function pointer type.
> 
> Besides cleaning up the code, this patchset can also help code tag program,
> such as cscope to generate a better database.
> 
> This patchset has been already tested by 0day.

Hello, Boqun,

I have queued these for local testing.

							Thanx, Paul

> Regards,
> Boqun
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  include/linux/rcupdate.h | 10 +++++-----
>  include/linux/rcutiny.h  |  2 +-
>  include/linux/rcutree.h  |  2 +-
>  kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c  |  6 +++---
>  kernel/rcu/srcu.c        |  2 +-
>  kernel/rcu/tiny.c        |  8 ++++----
>  kernel/rcu/tree.c        |  8 ++++----
>  kernel/rcu/tree.h        |  5 ++---
>  kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h |  2 +-
>  kernel/rcu/update.c      |  2 +-
>  10 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.4.6
> 

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