Re: [PATCH 6/8] rbtree: Implement generic latch_tree
From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Mar 18 2015 - 12:20:27 EST
* Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Implement a latched RB-tree in order to get unconditional RCU/lockless
> lookups.
Two very minor nits:
> +struct latch_tree_node {
> + /*
> + * Because we have an array of two entries in struct latch_tree_nodes
> + * its not possible to use container_of() to get back to the
> + * encapsulating structure; therefore we have to put in a back pointer.
> + */
> + void *priv;
> + struct rb_node node;
> +};
s/its/it's
> +/**
> + * latch_tree_erase() - removes @nodes from the trees @root
> + * @nodes: nodes to remote
> + * @root: trees to remove @nodes from
> + * @ops: operators defining the node order
> + *
> + * Removes @nodes from the trees @root in an ordered fashion such that we can
> + * always observe one complete tree. See the comment for
> + * raw_write_seqcount_latch().
> + *
> + * It is assumed that @nodes will observe one RCU quiesent state before being
> + * reused of freed.
s/quiesent/quiescent
Thanks,
Ingo
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