linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ptr_ring: document usage around __ptr_ring

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Message-ID: <643b42bf-5887-c3ce-5aec-713d13c0c9cb@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 10:15:47 -0800
From:   John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ptr_ring: document usage around __ptr_ring_peek

On 01/10/2018 06:03 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> This explains why is the net usage of __ptr_ring_peek
> actually ok without locks.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> ---
> 
> John - I think this is more or less what you meant. Is that right?

Yep, thanks for following up.

Acked-by: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>