Re: [PATCH v5 06/13] lockdep: Implement crossrelease feature

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On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 02:10:12PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP_CROSSRELEASE
> > +
> > +#define idx(t)			((t)->xhlock_idx)
> > +#define idx_prev(i)		((i) ? (i) - 1 : MAX_XHLOCKS_NR - 1)
> > +#define idx_next(i)		(((i) + 1) % MAX_XHLOCKS_NR)
> 
> Note that:
> 
> #define idx_prev(i)		(((i) - 1) % MAX_XHLOCKS_NR)
> #define idx_next(i)		(((i) + 1) % MAX_XHLOCKS_NR)
> 
> is more symmetric and easier to understand.

OK. I will do it after forcing MAX_XHLOCKS_NR to be power of 2. Current
value of it is already power of 2 but I need to add comment explaning it.

> > +
> > +/* For easy access to xhlock */
> > +#define xhlock(t, i)		((t)->xhlocks + (i))
> > +#define xhlock_prev(t, l)	xhlock(t, idx_prev((l) - (t)->xhlocks))
> > +#define xhlock_curr(t)		xhlock(t, idx(t))
> 
> So these result in an xhlock pointer
> 
> > +#define xhlock_incr(t)		({idx(t) = idx_next(idx(t));})
> 
> This does not; which is confusing seeing how they share the same
> namespace; also incr is weird.

OK.. Could you suggest a better name? xhlock_adv()? advance_xhlock()?
And.. replace it with a function?

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