linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] list_for_each

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Message-ID: <20080424141131.GA9986@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:11:31 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sct@...hat.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, adilger@...sterfs.com,
	pbadari@...ibm.com, cmm@...ibm.com, mathur@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] list_for_each_rcu must die: ext4

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 03:36:36PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 06:27:15PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > All uses of list_for_each_rcu() can be profitably replaced by the
> > easier-to-use list_for_each_entry_rcu().  This patch makes this change for
> > the ext4 filesystem, in preparation for removing the list_for_each_rcu()
> > API entirely.
> > 
> > Signed_off_by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> There is already a patch queued at
> 
> 
> http://repo.or.cz/w/ext4-patch-queue.git?a=blob;f=ext4-convert-list_for_each_rcu-to_list_for_each_entry_rcu.patch;h=a464d8f2e7e5574f9ab309d4722b075782be227f;hb=HEAD

Glad to see that you guys are on top of things!!!

Are patches also queued for the list_for_each() -> list_for_each_entry()
conversion?

						Thanx, Paul
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