linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH printk v3 08/14] printk: ringbuffer: Cleanup reader terminology

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Message-ID: <ZbkJgMOjfSU4cg4K@alley>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:36:48 +0100
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH printk v3 08/14] printk: ringbuffer: Cleanup reader
 terminology

On Thu 2023-12-14 22:47:55, John Ogness wrote:
> With the lockless ringbuffer, it is allowed that multiple
> CPUs/contexts write simultaneously into the buffer. This creates
> an ambiguity as some writers will finalize sooner.
> 
> The documentation for the prb_read functions is not clear as it
> refers to "not yet written" and "no data available". Clarify the
> return values and language to be in terms of the reader: records
> available for reading.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr