Re: [PATCH 2/3] libxlog: sync up with 2.6.38 kernel code
From: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Date: 2011-01-24 23:45:38
From: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Date: 2011-01-24 23:45:38
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 03:47:32AM -0500, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
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+typedef int32_t atomic_t; +typedef int64_t atomic64_t; + +#define atomic_inc_return(x) (++(*(x))) +#define atomic_dec_return(x) (--(*(x))) + +#define atomic64_read(x) *(x) +#define atomic64_set(x, v) (*(x) = v)These defintions are pretty dangerous if we ever happens to use them in multi-threaded code like repair. Currently we're not, but they should grow a larger warning comment.
Ok, I'll add a warning to that effect.
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--- /dev/null +++ b/include/hlist.hWhy not add the hlist helpers to list.h, like in the kernel tree?
It was just a side effect of the process I followed to add the bits of missing functionality that were needed. I can add it to list.h if you want, but I don't think it really matters either way... Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Chinner david@fromorbit.com _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@oss.sgi.com http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs