linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: events: core: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT

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Date:	Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:12:51 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>, paulus@...ba.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: events: core: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with
 RCU_INIT_POINTER()

On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 09:16:48AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2014 at 11:42:35AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> > Paul, why not do something like the below and do away with all this
> > nonsense?
> 
> We used to do that, but the compilers became uncooperative, despite
> Stephen Hemminger's best efforts.

Happen to have a link handy to that thread so I can educate myself?
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