linux-kernel - Re: [this_cpu_xx V4 01/20] Introduce this_cpu_ptr() and generic this_cpu

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Message-ID: <4ACBD8D7.7040700@kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:55:03 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Subject: Re: [this_cpu_xx V4 01/20] Introduce this_cpu_ptr() and generic this_cpu_*
 operations

Hello,

Rusty Russell wrote:
> I still think that it's not symmetrical: get_cpu_var implies
> get_cpu_ptr; there's no "this" in any Linux API until now.

Yeah, the naming of percpu related stuff is a big mess. :-( Given that
percpu variables aren't being used too widely at this time, cleaning
up the API is an option.  What do you think?  Any good proposal on
mind?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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