linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/5] tasks: add put_task_struct

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:41:55 +0300
From:   Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, io-uring@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] tasks: add put_task_struct_many()

put_task_struct_many() is as put_task_struct() but puts several
references at once. Useful to batching it.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com>
---
 include/linux/sched/task.h | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index 38359071236a..1301077f9c24 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ static inline void put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
 		__put_task_struct(t);
 }
 
+static inline void put_task_struct_many(struct task_struct *t, int nr)
+{
+	if (refcount_sub_and_test(nr, &t->usage))
+		__put_task_struct(t);
+}
+
 void put_task_struct_rcu_user(struct task_struct *task);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_WANTS_DYNAMIC_TASK_STRUCT
-- 
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