+static unsigned long long __thread nr_writes;
+static unsigned long long __thread nr_reads;
+
+pthread_mutex_t rcu_copy_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+void rcu_copy_mutex_lock(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+ ret = pthread_mutex_lock(&rcu_copy_mutex);
+ if (ret) {
+ perror("Error in pthread mutex lock");
+ exit(-1);
+ }
+}
+
+void rcu_copy_mutex_unlock(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = pthread_mutex_unlock(&rcu_copy_mutex);
+ if (ret) {
+ perror("Error in pthread mutex unlock");
+ exit(-1);
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * malloc/free are reusing memory areas too quickly, which does not let us
+ * test races appropriately. Use a large circular array for allocations.
+ * ARRAY_SIZE is larger than NR_WRITE, which insures we never run over our tail.
+ */
+#define ARRAY_SIZE (1048576 * NR_WRITE)
+#define ARRAY_POISON 0xDEADBEEF
+static int array_index;
+static struct test_array test_array[ARRAY_SIZE];