Use this_cpu_inc_return in one place and avoid ugly __raw_get_cpu in another. Cc: Michael Holzheu Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter --- kernel/taskstats.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/kernel/taskstats.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/taskstats.c 2010-11-30 10:06:35.000000000 -0600 +++ linux-2.6/kernel/taskstats.c 2010-11-30 10:10:14.000000000 -0600 @@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ static int prepare_reply(struct genl_inf return -ENOMEM; if (!info) { - int seq = get_cpu_var(taskstats_seqnum)++; - put_cpu_var(taskstats_seqnum); + int seq = this_cpu_inc_return(taskstats_seqnum); reply = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &family, 0, cmd); } else @@ -581,7 +580,7 @@ void taskstats_exit(struct task_struct * fill_tgid_exit(tsk); } - listeners = &__raw_get_cpu_var(listener_array); + listeners = __this_cpu_ptr(listener_array); if (list_empty(&listeners->list)) return; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/