Re: [PATCH][SMACK] convert smack rule list to linux list

[Tetsuo Handa]

etienne wrote:
> what's the best way, using a rcu variant for "list_for_each, container_of ...etc" ?
> (concurrent list insertion are already protected with a mutex, so rcu must the good idea for the read side) 
Read side will need a read lock.
I think you need to change from "mutex" to "rw_semaphore" (on the assumption
that SMACK is safe against read locks that may sleep.  If not, change from
"mutex" to "rw_spinlock").

Regards.
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