[PATCH 3.12 61/82] rcu: Provide counterpart to rcu_dereference() for non-RCU situations

From: "Paul E. McKenney" 3.12-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. === commit 54ef6df3f3f1353d99c80c437259d317b2cd1cbd upstream. Although rcu_dereference() and friends can be used in situations where object lifetimes are being managed by

[PATCH 3.12 61/82] rcu: Provide counterpart to rcu_dereference() for non-RCU situations

From: Paul E. McKenney paul...@linux.vnet.ibm.com 3.12-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. === commit 54ef6df3f3f1353d99c80c437259d317b2cd1cbd upstream. Although rcu_dereference() and friends can be used in situations where object lifetimes are