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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/compiler.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/compiler.h | 20 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h index 7d7b77da9716..5a1cab48442c 100644 --- a/include/linux/compiler.h +++ b/include/linux/compiler.h @@ -346,24 +346,4 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s (volatile typeof(x) *)&(x); }) #define ACCESS_ONCE(x) (*__ACCESS_ONCE(x)) -/** - * lockless_dereference() - safely load a pointer for later dereference - * @p: The pointer to load - * - * Similar to rcu_dereference(), but for situations where the pointed-to - * object's lifetime is managed by something other than RCU. That - * "something other" might be reference counting or simple immortality. - * - * The seemingly unused variable ___typecheck_p validates that @p is - * indeed a pointer type by using a pointer to typeof(*p) as the type. - * Taking a pointer to typeof(*p) again is needed in case p is void *. - */ -#define lockless_dereference(p) \ -({ \ - typeof(p) _________p1 = READ_ONCE(p); \ - typeof(*(p)) *___typecheck_p __maybe_unused; \ - smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Dependency order vs. p above. */ \ - (_________p1); \ -}) - #endif /* __LINUX_COMPILER_H */ |