linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rculist: improve documentation for list_for_each_entry_from

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Date:   Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:33:07 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     NeilBrown <neilb@...e.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        trondmy@...merspace.com,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux NFS Mailing List <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rculist: improve documentation for
 list_for_each_entry_from_rcu()

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:01:11AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 02:22:40PM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> > 
> > Unfortunately the patch for adding list_for_each_entry_from_rcu()
> > wasn't the final patch after all review.  It is functionally
> > correct but the documentation was incomplete.
> > 
> > This patch adds this missing documentation which includes an update to
> > the documentation for list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu() to match the
> > documentation for the new list_for_each_entry_from_rcu(), and adds
> > list_for_each_entry_from_rcu() and the already existing
> > hlist_for_each_entry_from_rcu() to section 7 of whatisRCU.txt.
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@...e.com>
> 
> Once I rebase my commits to v4.18-rc1, I will apply this, thank you!
> 
> (If you were wanting something else to happen with this patch, please
> let me know.)

And hearing no objections, I have applied it.

							Thanx, Paul