RE: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-12-05 Thread Reshetova, Elena
On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 4:36 AM, Elena Reshetova > wrote: > > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > > This adds a document outlining these differences. > > > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova > > Thanks for the impro

RE: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-12-04 Thread Reshetova, Elena
On 11/29/2017 04:36 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > > This adds a document outlining these differences. > > > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova > > --- > > Documentation/core-api/i

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-12-03 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 12/02/2017 10:20 PM, Andrea Parri wrote: > On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 12:34:23PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 11/29/2017 04:36 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: >>> Some functions from refcount_t API provide different >>> memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. >>> This adds a docum

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-12-02 Thread Andrea Parri
On Sun, Dec 03, 2017 at 07:20:03AM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote: > On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 12:34:23PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > On 11/29/2017 04:36 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > > > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > > > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-12-02 Thread Andrea Parri
On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 12:34:23PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 11/29/2017 04:36 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > > This adds a document outlining these differences. > > > > Signe

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-12-01 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 11/29/2017 04:36 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > This adds a document outlining these differences. > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova > --- > Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-11-29 Thread Kees Cook
On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 4:36 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > This adds a document outlining these differences. > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova Thanks for the improvements! I have

RE: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-11-17 Thread Reshetova, Elena
Hi Kees, Thank you for the proof reading. I will fix the typos/language, but see the comments on bigger things inside. > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Elena Reshetova > wrote: > > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterp

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-11-16 Thread Kees Cook
On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > This adds a document outlining these differences. Thanks for writing this up! One bike-shedding thing I'll bring up before

RE: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-11-07 Thread Reshetova, Elena
Hi Randy, Thank you for your corrections! I will fix the language-related issues in the next version. More on content below. > On 11/06/2017 05:32 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. >

Re: [PATCH] refcount_t: documentation for memory ordering differences

2017-11-06 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 11/06/2017 05:32 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > Some functions from refcount_t API provide different > memory ordering guarantees that their atomic counterparts. > This adds a document outlining the differences and > showing examples. > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova > --- > Documentation/ref