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authorJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2011-03-08 10:55:06 +1100
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2011-03-08 10:55:06 +1100
commit1cc26bada9f6807814806db2f0d78792eecdac71 (patch)
tree5509b5139db04af6c13db0a580c84116a4a54039 /include/linux/radix-tree.h
parentTOMOYO: Fix memory leak upon file open. (diff)
parentMerge branch 'omap-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap-2.6 (diff)
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Merge branch 'master'; commit 'v2.6.38-rc7' into next
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diff --git a/include/linux/radix-tree.h b/include/linux/radix-tree.h
index ab2baa5c4884..23241c2fecce 100644
--- a/include/linux/radix-tree.h
+++ b/include/linux/radix-tree.h
@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@ static inline void *radix_tree_deref_slot(void **pslot)
}
/**
+ * radix_tree_deref_slot_protected - dereference a slot without RCU lock but with tree lock held
+ * @pslot: pointer to slot, returned by radix_tree_lookup_slot
+ * Returns: item that was stored in that slot with any direct pointer flag
+ * removed.
+ *
+ * Similar to radix_tree_deref_slot but only used during migration when a pages
+ * mapping is being moved. The caller does not hold the RCU read lock but it
+ * must hold the tree lock to prevent parallel updates.
+ */
+static inline void *radix_tree_deref_slot_protected(void **pslot,
+ spinlock_t *treelock)
+{
+ return rcu_dereference_protected(*pslot, lockdep_is_held(treelock));
+}
+
+/**
* radix_tree_deref_retry - check radix_tree_deref_slot
* @arg: pointer returned by radix_tree_deref_slot
* Returns: 0 if retry is not required, otherwise retry is required