On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 03:15:28PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> The list_for_each_rcu() relies on the rcu_dereference() API which is not
> provided by the list.h. At the same time list.h is a low-level basic header
> that must not have dependencies like RCU, besides the fact of the potential
> circular dependencies in some cases. With all that said, move RCU related
> API to the rculist.h where it belongs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevche...@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Simona Vetter <simona.vet...@ffwll.ch>
Also ack for the dmem part for merging through your tree.
-Sima
> ---
> include/linux/list.h | 10 ----------
> include/linux/rculist.h | 10 ++++++++++
> kernel/cgroup/dmem.c | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
> index e7e28afd28f8..e7bdad9b8618 100644
> --- a/include/linux/list.h
> +++ b/include/linux/list.h
> @@ -686,16 +686,6 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct
> list_head *list,
> #define list_for_each(pos, head) \
> for (pos = (head)->next; !list_is_head(pos, (head)); pos = pos->next)
>
> -/**
> - * list_for_each_rcu - Iterate over a list in an RCU-safe fashion
> - * @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
> - * @head: the head for your list.
> - */
> -#define list_for_each_rcu(pos, head) \
> - for (pos = rcu_dereference((head)->next); \
> - !list_is_head(pos, (head)); \
> - pos = rcu_dereference(pos->next))
> -
> /**
> * list_for_each_continue - continue iteration over a list
> * @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
> diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
> index 1b11926ddd47..2abba7552605 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rculist.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
> @@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ static inline void INIT_LIST_HEAD_RCU(struct list_head
> *list)
> */
> #define list_bidir_prev_rcu(list) (*((struct list_head __rcu
> **)(&(list)->prev)))
>
> +/**
> + * list_for_each_rcu - Iterate over a list in an RCU-safe fashion
> + * @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
> + * @head: the head for your list.
> + */
> +#define list_for_each_rcu(pos, head) \
> + for (pos = rcu_dereference((head)->next); \
> + !list_is_head(pos, (head)); \
> + pos = rcu_dereference(pos->next))
> +
> /**
> * list_tail_rcu - returns the prev pointer of the head of the list
> * @head: the head of the list
> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/dmem.c b/kernel/cgroup/dmem.c
> index 10b63433f057..e12b946278b6 100644
> --- a/kernel/cgroup/dmem.c
> +++ b/kernel/cgroup/dmem.c
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
> #include <linux/mutex.h>
> #include <linux/page_counter.h>
> #include <linux/parser.h>
> +#include <linux/rculist.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
>
> struct dmem_cgroup_region {
> --
> 2.47.2
>
--
Simona Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch
