Re: [PATCH] list.h: add list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu

On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 08:34 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:

> > + * Continue to iterate over rcu list of given type, continuing after
> > + * the current position.
> 
> Please add something like the following to this comment:
> 
> 	Note that the caller is responsible for making sure that
> 	the element remains in place between the earlier iterator
> 	and this one.  One way to do this is to ensure that
> 	both iterators are covered by the same rcu_read_lock(),
> 	while others involve reference counts, flags, or mutexes.

Sure, will do. Should this comment also be added to
list_for_each_continue_rcu()?

johannes

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