linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] futex: add futex

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Date:	Mon, 8 Nov 2010 20:39:11 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
cc:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>, mingo@...e.hu,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, jkacur@...hat.com,
	Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] futex: add futex_q static initializer

On Mon, 8 Nov 2010, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> On Mon, 2010-11-08 at 17:42 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > +#define FUTEX_Q_INIT \
> > > +     { /* list gets initialized in queue_me()*/ \
> > > +       .task = NULL, NULL, FUTEX_KEY_INIT \
> > > +     , NULL, NULL, NULL, FUTEX_BITSET_MATCH_ANY }
> > > +
> > 
> > That should be a static readonly variable with a proper C99
> > initializer. 
> 
> Well, it doesn't need to actually be an existing variable, but yeah it
> should definately use C99 initializers.

If you have multiple instances of q = q_init; the static variable is
more efficient vs. code/data size 

Thanks,

	tglx


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