Re: [this_cpu_xx V4 01/20] Introduce this_cpu_ptr() and generic this_cpu_*operations

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

Rusty Russell wrote:
> I still think that it's not symmetrical: get_cpu_var implies
> get_cpu_ptr; there's no "this" in any Linux API until now.

Yeah, the naming of percpu related stuff is a big mess. :-( Given that
percpu variables aren't being used too widely at this time, cleaning
up the API is an option.  What do you think?  Any good proposal on
mind?

Thanks.

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tejun
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