Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:32:30 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 4/5] RCU: Add TASK_RCU_OFFSET |
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On 03/29/2011 02:31 PM, Paul E. McKenney wrote: >> >> I have to say that if we have to use hardcoded offsets in C then we have >> bigger problems. > > In this case, the offsets are mechanically generated from the structure > definitions. > > Or am I missing your point? >
Yes. The point is if we have to pull out these kinds of hacks in *C* code, we are doing it wrong. Not just a little wrong, but completely and totally bonkers wrong.
-hpa
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