Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 12/15] lib/assoc_array: Remove smp_read_barrier_depends()

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 08:50:42AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> +			/* We need a barrier between the read of the pointer,
> +			 * which is supplied by the above READ_ONCE().
>  			 */

>  			/* We need a barrier between the read of the pointer
>  			 * and dereferencing the pointer - but only if we are
>  			 * actually going to dereference it.
>  			 */

Could you also fix those "disgusting drug-induced crap" comment styles
while you're there anyway?

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