From: Tejun Heo <t...@kernel.org> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:47:59 -0400
> From 104b4e5139fe384431ac11c3b8a6cf4a529edf4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Nikolay Borisov <nbori...@suse.com> > Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:01:20 +0300 > > Currently, percpu_counter_add is a wrapper around __percpu_counter_add > which is preempt safe due to explicit calls to preempt_disable. Given > how __ prefix is used in percpu related interfaces, the naming > unfortunately creates the false sense that __percpu_counter_add is > less safe than percpu_counter_add. In terms of context-safety, > they're equivalent. The only difference is that the __ version takes > a batch parameter. > > Make this a bit more explicit by just renaming __percpu_counter_add to > percpu_counter_add_batch. > > This patch doesn't cause any functional changes. > > tj: Minor updates to patch description for clarity. Cosmetic > indentation updates. > > Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <nbori...@suse.com> > Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <t...@kernel.org> Acked-by: David S. Miller <da...@davemloft.net>
