Re: [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Mar 31 2016 - 20:00:54 EST


On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 05:53:52PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> Use the READ_ONCE macro to access variabes that can change asynchronously.

Why? What is this "fixing"?

thanks,

greg k-h