Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP

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From: Namhyung Kim

Subject: Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP

Date: Friday, August 6, 2010 - 6:46 am

2010-08-06 (금), 15:37 +0200, Tejun Heo:
quoted text> Hello,
> 

Hi,

quoted text> On 08/06/2010 03:23 PM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > Sure. :-)
> > Although I'm not sure that it is really needed, if so I'll do that.
> 
> Well, the whole __percpu markup thing is to detect misuse of percpu
> pointers.  I think it would definitely be better to have the sanity
> check for UP code too.  It's not like it's gonna cost any runtime
> overhead and all the needed pieces are already there.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

I see. Thanks for the comments.

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Regards,
Namhyung Kim


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[PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Namhyung Kim, (Fri Aug 6, 5:46 am)

Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Tejun Heo, (Fri Aug 6, 5:49 am)

Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Namhyung Kim, (Fri Aug 6, 5:53 am)

Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Tejun Heo, (Fri Aug 6, 5:57 am)

Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Namhyung Kim, (Fri Aug 6, 6:23 am)

Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Tejun Heo, (Fri Aug 6, 6:37 am)

Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP, Namhyung Kim, (Fri Aug 6, 6:46 am)


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