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Re: [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile

From Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile
Date 2016-04-01 02:10 +0200
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On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 05:53:52PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> Use the READ_ONCE macro to access variabes that can change asynchronously.

Why?  What is this "fixing"?

thanks,

greg k-h

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[PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> - 2016-03-24 00:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read  variables that are volatile Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-04-01 02:10 +0200
    RE: [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables  that are volatile KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> - 2016-04-02 00:10 +0200

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