/* Nop everywhere except on alpha. */
#define smp_read_barrier_depends()
+/*
+ * Prevent the compiler from merging or refetching accesses. The compiler
+ * is also forbidden from reordering successive instances of ACCESS_ONCE(),
+ * but only when the compiler is aware of some particular ordering. One way
+ * to make the compiler aware of ordering is to put the two invocations of
+ * ACCESS_ONCE() in different C statements.
+ *
+ * This macro does absolutely -nothing- to prevent the CPU from reordering,
+ * merging, or refetching absolutely anything at any time. Its main intended
+ * use is to mediate communication between process-level code and irq/NMI
+ * handlers, all running on the same CPU.
+ */
+#define ACCESS_ONCE(x) (*(volatile typeof(x) *)&(x))
+
+/**
+ * rcu_dereference - fetch an RCU-protected pointer in an
+ * RCU read-side critical section. This pointer may later
+ * be safely dereferenced.
+ *
+ * Inserts memory barriers on architectures that require them
+ * (currently only the Alpha), and, more importantly, documents
+ * exactly which pointers are protected by RCU.
+ */
+
+#define rcu_dereference(p) ({ \
+ typeof(p) _________p1 = ACCESS_ONCE(p); \
+ smp_read_barrier_depends(); \
+ (_________p1); \
+ })
+
#define SIGURCU SIGUSR1
/* Global quiescent period parity */
urcu_active_readers[urcu_parity]--;
}
+extern void rcu_write_lock(void);
+extern void rcu_write_unlock(void);
+
extern void *urcu_publish_content(void **ptr, void *new);
/*