[PATCH] list_for_each_rcu must die: networking

David Miller davem at davemloft.net
Thu May 15 16:20:14 EST 2008


From: Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:56:07 +0530

> Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > All uses of list_for_each_rcu() can be profitably replaced by the
> > easier-to-use list_for_each_entry_rcu().  This patch makes this change
> > for networking, in preparation for removing the list_for_each_rcu()
> > API entirely.
> > 
> > Updated to remove the two now-unused variables as noted by Dave Miller,
> > and also to fix my bonehead error detected by Kamalesh Babulal and
> > Alexey Dobriyan.  It now passes LTP on POWER.  And also has valid SOB.
> > Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed...
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Thanks, the patch fixes the oops.
> 
> Tested-by: Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem at davemloft.net> (lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/23/448)
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

I'm fine with these changes, and I acked them already.
They belong as a set with the other list_for_each_rcu killing
patches, so I'm fine with them going all together in Andrew's
tree.

Thanks!



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