To: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com
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       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/9] Add rcustring ADT for RCU protected strings v2
From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
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Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:19:24 +0100
In-Reply-To: <20100105141146.GD6836@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (Paul E. McKenney's message of "Tue, 5 Jan 2010 06:11:46 -0800")
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"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
>> 
>> I would consider it disallowed, all the strings have some default value.
>> Empty string would be ""
>> 
>> If we allowed it the caller couldn't easily distingush error from expected NULL.
>
> OK, then:

Thanks. I actually changed my mind and added support for NULL strings
(although I suspect they are not too useful)

I also found one more minor problem (and there was one conversion
missing in v2), will do a repost later

-Andi

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ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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