On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:40:28AM +0100, Attilio Rao wrote: > 2011/11/16 Kostik Belousov <kostikbel_at_gmail.com>: > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 07:15:01PM +0100, Attilio Rao wrote: > >> 2011/11/7 Kostik Belousov <kostikbel_at_gmail.com>: > >> > On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 11:45:38AM -0600, Alan Cox wrote: > >> >> Ok. šI'll offer one final suggestion. šPlease consider an alternative > >> >> suffix to "func". šPerhaps, "kbi" or "KBI". šIn other words, something > >> >> that hints at the function's reason for existing. > >> > > >> > Sure. Below is the extraction of only vm_page_lock() bits, together > >> > with the suggested rename. When Attilio provides the promised simplification > >> > of the mutex KPI, this can be reduced. > >> > >> My tentative patch is here: > >> http://www.freebsd.org/~attilio/mutexfileline.patch > >> > >> I need to make more compile testing later, but it already compiles > >> GENERIC + modules fine on HEAD. > >> > >> The patch provides a common entrypoint, option independent, for both > >> fast case and debug/compat case. > >> Additively, it almost entirely fixes the standard violation of the > >> reserved namespace, as you described (the notable exception being the > >> macro used in the fast path, that I want to fix as well, but in a > >> separate commit). > >> > >> Now the file/line couplet can be passed to the "_" suffix variant of > >> the flag functions. > > Yes, this is exactly KPI that I would use when available for the > > vm_page_lock() patch. > > > >> > >> eadler_at_ reviewed the mutex.h comment. > >> > >> Please let me know what you think about it, as long as we agree on the > >> patch I'll commit it. > > But I also agree with John that imposing large churn due to the elimination > > of the '__' prefix is too late now. At least it will make the change > > non-MFCable. Besides, we already lived with the names for 10+ years. > > > > I will be happy to have the part of the patch that exports the mtx_XXX_(mtx, > > file, line) defines which can be used without taking care of LOCK_DEBUG > > or MUTEX_NOINLINE in the consumer code. > > Ok, this patch should just add the compat stub: > http://www.freebsd.org/~attilio/mutexfileline2.patch Am I right that I would use mtx_lock_(mtx, file, line) etc ? If yes, I am fine with it. > > I'll make more test-compiling later in the day, if you agree on it I > will commit the patch tomorrow. > > Attilio > > > -- > Peace can only be achieved by understanding - A. Einstein
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