Re: [PATCH] percpu-refcount: relax limit on percpu_ref_reinit()

[Ming Lei]

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 08:49:59AM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:45:41PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> > > So, this part seems wrong.  The function is called percpu_ref_reinit()
> > > - the refcnt is expected to be in its initial state with just the base
> > > ref once this function returns.  If you're removing the restriction on
> > 
> > But the comment says that 'Re-initialize @ref so that it's in the same
> > state as when it finished', and this invariant isn't changed with this
> > patch.
> 
> The comment goes "when perpcu_ref_init() finished".  The function is
> called re _init_.  It should put the ref in the initial state, right?

OK, I am fine to keep the behaviour for this API, will introduce a new helper
for NVMe.

However, it is doable to switch to percpu mode from atomic mode when it
doesn't drop to zero, looks like sort of perpcu_ref_reinit(inherit_old_refcount).

Thanks,
Ming