Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] include: add setbits32/clrbits32/clrsetbits32/setbits64/clrbits64/clrsetbits64

[Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@armlinux.org.uk>]

On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 10:30:34AM +0100, LABBE Corentin wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 09:57:00AM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 07:35:46AM +0000, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> > > This patchset adds a new set of functions which are open-coded in lot of
> > > place.
> > > Basicly the pattern is always the same, "read, modify a bit, write"
> > > some driver and the powerpc arch already have thoses pattern them as functions. (like ahci_sunxi.c or dwmac-meson8b)
> > 
> > The advantage of them being open-coded is that it's _obvious_ to the
> > reviewer that there is a read-modify-write going on which, in a multi-
> > threaded environment, may need some locking (so it should trigger a
> > review of the locking around that code.)
> > 
> > With it hidden inside a helper which has no locking itself, it becomes
> > much easier to pass over in review, which means that races are much
> > more likely to go unspotted - and that is bad news.
> > 
> 
> Hello
> 
> I understand your fear, but I think the benefit overhaul thoses.
> Furthermore, drivers which I have converted does not need such locking.
> 
> If you want I can rename the header to linux/setbits-non-atomic.h for making obvious the lack of locking.

It'd probably be better in the function name - it then doesn't get
"lost" that it's non-atomic when it's included via other headers.

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