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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:20:13 +0800 From: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com> To: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> CC: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] percpu: add percpu_variable_ptr() Tejun Heo wrote: > On 06/23/2010 12:04 PM, Lai Jiangshan wrote: >> The percpu variable and allocated percpu data are compatible >> witch each other, This patch adds a API, thus we can use >> per_cpu_ptr() for defined/declared percpu variable. >> >> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com> >> --- >> diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h >> index ce2dc65..d5c8d7f 100644 >> --- a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h >> +++ b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h >> @@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ >> #endif >> >> /* >> + * Ptr of the declared/defined per-CPU variable. >> + * It is totally compatible with the return from alloc_percpu(). >> + */ >> +#define percpu_variable_ptr(name) (&(name)) > > Why not just use &name? > I remember the real variable name is hidden. We can't expose the inner details of percpu, so I add a macro for it. Thanks, Lai -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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