linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] list.h: add list_for_each_entry_continue

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Message-ID: <20070914215221.GH9393@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:52:21 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] list.h: add list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu

On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 11:14:58PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 10:39 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 02:05:47PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > > To implement the multicast list callback in mac80211 we need to
> > > do partial list iteration. Since I want to convert the interface
> > > list to an RCU list, I need a new list walking primitive:
> > > list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu().
> 
> Hah. Turns out if I do the right thing with dev_mc_sync() I no longer
> need this. Paul, do you want to push it to akpm or such? My bugfix no
> longer relies on it.

OK, will push it when I convert list_for_each_continue_rcu().

						Thanx, Paul
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