linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/10] drivers/gpu: Replace rcu_swap_protected() with rcu

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Date:   Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:40:01 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     rcu@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@...el.com>,
        intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/10] drivers/gpu: Replace
 rcu_swap_protected() with rcu_replace()

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 02:57:26PM +0200, Joonas Lahtinen wrote:
> Quoting paulmck@...nel.org (2019-10-22 22:12:08)
> > From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
> > 
> > This commit replaces the use of rcu_swap_protected() with the more
> > intuitively appealing rcu_replace() as a step towards removing
> > rcu_swap_protected().
> > 
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiAsJLw1egFEE=Z7-GGtM6wcvtyytXZA1+BHqta4gg6Hw@mail.gmail.com/
> > Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> > [ paulmck: From rcu_replace() to rcu_replace_pointer() per Ingo Molnar. ]
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>
> > Cc: David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>
> > Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
> > Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>
> > Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@...el.com>
> > Cc: <intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>
> > Cc: <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>
> 
> "drm/i915:" preferred as the subject prefix for increased specificity.

"drm/i915" it is!

> Let me know which tree you end up merging with.

I expect to be sending a pull request for inclusion into the -tip
tree in a day or three.

> Reviewed-by: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>

Applied, thank you!

							Thanx, Paul