Re: [PATCH 2/5] seqlock: Fold seqcount_LOCKNAME_t definition

[Ahmed S. Darwish]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 03:52:51PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Manual repetition is boring and error prone.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

...

> +/**
> + * typedef seqcount_LOCKNAME_t - sequence counter with spinlock associated

                                                        ^ associated lock

> + * @seqcount:	The real sequence counter
> + * @lock:	Pointer to the associated spinlock
> + *

              ^ Pointer to the associated write serialization lock

> + * A plain sequence counter with external writer synchronization by a
> + * spinlock. The spinlock is associated to the sequence count in the
> + * static initializer or init function. This enables lockdep to validate
> + * that the write side critical section is properly serialized.

ditto, you forgot to change the associated spinlock language to generic
locks ;-)

Thanks,

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Ahmed S. Darwish
Linutronix GmbH