Hello.
Thank you for pointing out.
Jun WANG wrote:
> >rcu_read_lock();
> >list_for_each_rcu(p, ...) {
> > ptr = list_entry(p, struct ..., list);
> > /* Grab a reference to "ptr". */
> > rcu_read_unlock();
> > my_task_that_may_sleep(ptr);
> > rcu_read_lock();
> > /* Drop a reference to "ptr". */
> > }
> > rcu_read_unlock();
>
> In Document/RCU/whatisRCU.txt
> Note that the value returned by rcu_dereference() is valid
> only within the enclosing RCU read-side critical section.
Excuse me, but I think "p" is used only between rcu_read_lock() and
rcu_read_unlock().
Is it illegal to use "ptr" after rcu_read_unlock() if "ptr" is obtained before
rcu_read_unlock() ?
Regards.
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