Julian Wiedmann
cafebf8653
q->first_to_kick is obsolete, and can be replaced by q->first_to_check. Both cursors start off at 0. Out of the three code paths that update first_to_check, the qdio_inspect_queue() path is irrelevant as it doesn't even touch first_to_kick anymore. This leaves us with the two tasklet-driven code paths. Here any update to first_to_check is followed by a call to qdio_kick_handler(), which advances first_to_kick by the same amount. So the two cursors will differ only for a tiny moment. Drivers have no way of deterministically observing this difference, and thus it doesn't matter which of the cursors we use for reporting an error to q->handler. Signed-off-by: Julian Wiedmann <jwi@linux.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.