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Re: [bug report] wifi: wilc1000: convert list management to RCU

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Hello Kalle,

On 5/28/24 11:44, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Because of the second point which would bring a not-so-clean fix, and the third
>> one for which I still don't have a proper fix, I am considering to submit a
>> revert for my RCU conversion series, to come back to SRCU. I don´t know if those
>> issues do or do not make SRCU usage more legitimate, but at least I feel like
>> really fixing it need slightly larger rework. I will still search for better
>> options, but if I do not find any, I will submit the revert.
> 
> Thanks for the good summary.Maybe it's easier just to revert the commit
> immediately so that you don't have to waste more time on this?

Yes, I have used already quite some time for this, let's do as you suggest and
opt for the revert directly.

> Especially if Ajay is missing.
> 
> But if would be nice if you could also include a separate patch which
> documents in the code why SRCU is needed. Just to avoid duplicate work
> later :)

Sure, I'll make sure to include this.

Thanks,

Alexis

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Alexis Lothoré, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com





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