linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: adding memory barrier to the poll and receive callbacks

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0906291318460.30244@makko.or.mcafeemobile.com>
Date:	Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:20:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
cc:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	fbl@...hat.com, nhorman@...hat.com, davem@...hat.com,
	htejun@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: adding memory barrier to the poll and receive
 callbacks

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Jiri Olsa wrote:

> my thinking was that both variants will endup in the same code anyway,
> so it'd be probably better if the more readable (subjective) got in..
> 
> however I dont have any strong preffering feelings about either of those choices,
> so I can convert easilly :)

Please use the existing poll_wait() then, as there's no reason to add 
another API.


- Davide


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