Re: [PATCH] percpu_counter: change inaccurate comment

[Christoph Lameter]

On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, Eric Dumazet wrote:

> If enclosed by preempt_disable()/preempt_enable(), maybe we could use
> __this_cpu_ptr() ?

The only difference between __this_cpu_ptr and this_cpu_ptr is that
this_cpu_ptr checks that preempt was disabled. __this_cpu_ptr allows use
even without preempt. Preempt must be disabled here so the use of
this_cpu_ptr is appropriate.


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