linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] getcpu_cache system call: cache CPU number of running thread

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1601271832330.3886@nanos>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:34:59 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
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	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
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	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/3] getcpu_cache system call: cache CPU number
 of running thread

On Wed, 27 Jan 2016, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> ----- On Jan 27, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Thomas Gleixner tglx@...utronix.de wrote:
> Sounds fair. What is the recommended typing for "ptr" then ?
> uint32_t ** or uint32_t * ?
> 
> It would be expected to pass a "uint32_t *" for the set
> operation, but the "get" operation requires a "uint32_t **".

Well, you can't change the types depending on the opcode, so you need to stick
with **.
 
> Also, I'd be tempted to put the GET/SET operation selector as
> a first parameter.

Makes sense.

Thanks,

	tglx