Re: [RFC PATCH 4/5] RCU: Add TASK_RCU_OFFSET

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 03/29/2011 02:31 PM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
>>
>> I have to say that if we have to use hardcoded offsets in C then we have
>> bigger problems.
> 
> In this case, the offsets are mechanically generated from the structure
> definitions.
> 
> Or am I missing your point?
> 

Yes.  The point is if we have to pull out these kinds of hacks in *C*
code, we are doing it wrong.  Not just a little wrong, but completely
and totally bonkers wrong.

	-hpa
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