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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/4] ptr_ring: port ptr_ring from linux kernel t
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/4] ptr_ring: port ptr_ring from linux kernel to QEMU |
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Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:14:14 +0200 |
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On 16/10/2018 18:40, Emilio G. Cota wrote:
>> +#define SMP_CACHE_BYTES 64
>> +#define ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp \
>> + __attribute__((__aligned__(SMP_CACHE_BYTES)))
> You could use QEMU_ALIGNED() here.
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>> +#define WRITE_ONCE(ptr, val) \
>> + (*((volatile typeof(ptr) *)(&(ptr))) = (val))
>> +#define READ_ONCE(ptr) (*((volatile typeof(ptr) *)(&(ptr))))
> Why not atomic_read/set, like in the rest of the QEMU code base?
Or even atomic_rcu_read/atomic_rcu_set, which includes the necessary
barriers.
Also, please do not use __ identifiers in QEMU code.
____cacheline_aligned_in_smp can become just QEMU_ALIGNED(SMP_CACHE_BYTES).
Paolo