linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ring-buffer: Limit time with disabled interrupts in rb_check

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Message-ID: <20240711101009.5ebcc6ec@gandalf.local.home>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:10:09 -0400
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>, Mathieu Desnoyers
 <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ring-buffer: Limit time with disabled interrupts in
 rb_check_pages()

On Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:03:47 +0200
Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com> wrote:

> > I'm dumb. What's an "era"?  
> 
> I meant it as a calendar era or epoch. The idea was to hint this is
> a number that identifies some structural state of the pages list. Maybe
> pages_gen ("generation") or another name would be better?

Ah, out of context I thought it was short for something. Perhaps just use
"cnt" with a comment, as that can be generic enough for what it is.

Thanks,

-- Steve