Re: [PATCH V2 1/4] posix-timers: Make next_posix_timer_id an atomic_t

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, Feb 19 2025 at 12:55, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Instead of relying on a global and shared hash_lock
> to protect sig->next_posix_timer_id, make it atomic.
>
> This allows the following patch to use RCU.

Your patch ordering is slightly off by two :)

And it fails to explain for what RCU can be used....

Thanks,

        tglx