netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bnx2: use READ

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:32:55 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, rasesh.mody@...ium.com,
        harish.patil@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bnx2: use READ_ONCE() instead of barrier()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 14:57:11 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> barrier() is a big hammer compared to READ_ONCE(),
> and requires comments explaining what is protected.
> 
> READ_ONCE() is more precise and compiler should generate
> better overall code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.