Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/26] rcu: New rcu_user_enter_irq() andrcu_user_exit_irq() APIs

[Josh Triplett]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 09:54:39PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> 2012/8/31 Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Given that, the "enter" and "exit" names seem confusing.  This seems
> > more like a flag you can set and clear, rather than a delimited region
> > as suggested by an enter/exit pair.
> >
> > How about something vaguely like rcu_user_irq_set_eqs and
> > rcu_user_irq_clear_eqs?
> 
> I'd rather suggest rcu_user_enter_after_irq and
> rcu_user_exit_after_irq. It describes precisely what it does.

Those names sound reasonable, sure; in the context of "after",
enter/exit sounds less confusing.

- Josh Triplett
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