Re: [PATCH printk v3 08/14] printk: ringbuffer: Cleanup reader terminology

[Petr Mladek]

On Thu 2023-12-14 22:47:55, John Ogness wrote:
> With the lockless ringbuffer, it is allowed that multiple
> CPUs/contexts write simultaneously into the buffer. This creates
> an ambiguity as some writers will finalize sooner.
> 
> The documentation for the prb_read functions is not clear as it
> refers to "not yet written" and "no data available". Clarify the
> return values and language to be in terms of the reader: records
> available for reading.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Petr