include/linux/rculist_nulls.h

#ifndef _LINUX_RCULIST_NULLS_H
#define _LINUX_RCULIST_NULLS_H

#ifdef __KERNEL__

/*
 * RCU-protected list version
 */
#include <linux/list_nulls.h>
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>

/**
 * hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu - deletes entry from hash list with re-initialization
 * @n: the element to delete from the hash list.
 *
 * Note: hlist_nulls_unhashed() on the node return true after this. It is
 * useful for RCU based read lockfree traversal if the writer side
 * must know if the list entry is still hashed or already unhashed.
 *
 * In particular, it means that we can not poison the forward pointers
 * that may still be used for walking the hash list and we can only
 * zero the pprev pointer so list_unhashed() will return true after
 * this.
 *
 * The caller must take whatever precautions are necessary (such as
 * holding appropriate locks) to avoid racing with another
 * list-mutation primitive, such as hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu() or
 * hlist_nulls_del_rcu(), running on this same list.  However, it is
 * perfectly legal to run concurrently with the _rcu list-traversal
 * primitives, such as hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu().
 */
static inline void hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
{
	if (!hlist_nulls_unhashed(n)) {
		__hlist_nulls_del(n);
		n->pprev = NULL;
	}
}

/**
 * hlist_nulls_del_rcu - deletes entry from hash list without re-initialization
 * @n: the element to delete from the hash list.
 *
 * Note: hlist_nulls_unhashed() on entry does not return true after this,
 * the entry is in an undefined state. It is useful for RCU based
 * lockfree traversal.
 *
 * In particular, it means that we can not poison the forward
 * pointers that may still be used for walking the hash list.
 *
 * The caller must take whatever precautions are necessary
 * (such as holding appropriate locks) to avoid racing
 * with another list-mutation primitive, such as hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu()
 * or hlist_nulls_del_rcu(), running on this same list.
 * However, it is perfectly legal to run concurrently with
 * the _rcu list-traversal primitives, such as
 * hlist_nulls_for_each_entry().
 */
static inline void hlist_nulls_del_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
{
	__hlist_nulls_del(n);
	n->pprev = LIST_POISON2;
}

/**
 * hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu
 * @n: the element to add to the hash list.
 * @h: the list to add to.
 *
 * Description:
 * Adds the specified element to the specified hlist_nulls,
 * while permitting racing traversals.
 *
 * The caller must take whatever precautions are necessary
 * (such as holding appropriate locks) to avoid racing
 * with another list-mutation primitive, such as hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu()
 * or hlist_nulls_del_rcu(), running on this same list.
 * However, it is perfectly legal to run concurrently with
 * the _rcu list-traversal primitives, such as
 * hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(), used to prevent memory-consistency
 * problems on Alpha CPUs.  Regardless of the type of CPU, the
 * list-traversal primitive must be guarded by rcu_read_lock().
 */
static inline void hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n,
					struct hlist_nulls_head *h)
{
	struct hlist_nulls_node *first = h->first;

	n->next = first;
	n->pprev = &h->first;
	rcu_assign_pointer(h->first, n);
	if (!is_a_nulls(first))
		first->pprev = &n->next;
}
/**
 * hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu - iterate over rcu list of given type
 * @tpos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
 * @pos:	the &struct hlist_nulls_node to use as a loop cursor.
 * @head:	the head for your list.
 * @member:	the name of the hlist_nulls_node within the struct.
 *
 */
#define hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(tpos, pos, head, member) \
	for (pos = rcu_dereference((head)->first);			 \
		(!is_a_nulls(pos)) && 			\
		({ tpos = hlist_nulls_entry(pos, typeof(*tpos), member); 1; }); \
		pos = rcu_dereference(pos->next))

#endif
#endif