linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] rcu: Fix macro substitution for synchronize_rcu

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Date:	Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:23:42 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-rt-users <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Carsten Emde <C.Emde@...dl.org>,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>, stable-rt@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] rcu: Fix macro substitution for
 synchronize_rcu_bh() on RT

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:45:12PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
> 
> kernel/rcutorture.c:492: error: ‘synchronize_rcu_bh’ undeclared here (not in a function)
> 
> synchronize_rcu_bh() is not just called as a normal function, but can
> also be referenced as a function pointer. When CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
> is enabled, synchronize_rcu_bh() is defined as synchronize_rcu(), but
> needs to be defined without the parenthesis because the compiler will
> complain when synchronize_rcu_bh is referenced as a function pointer
> and not a function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
> Cc: Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Cc: stable-rt@...r.kernel.org
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1321235083-21756-1-git-send-email-jkacur@redhat.com
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>

Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

> ---
>  include/linux/rcutree.h |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/rcutree.h b/include/linux/rcutree.h
> index 7a25aea..3bf47dc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rcutree.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rcutree.h
> @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static inline void exit_rcu(void)
>  #ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
>  extern void synchronize_rcu_bh(void);
>  #else
> -# define synchronize_rcu_bh()	synchronize_rcu()
> +# define synchronize_rcu_bh	synchronize_rcu
>  #endif
>  extern void synchronize_sched_expedited(void);
>  extern void synchronize_rcu_expedited(void);
> -- 
> 1.7.7.1
> 
> 


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