Re: [tipc-discussion] [PATCH net-next v3 09/12] tipc: convert tipc_bearers array to pointer array

[Erik H. <eri...@er...>]

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 04:38:21PM +0800, Ying Xue wrote:
> As tipc_bearers will be protected by RCU lock, tipc_bearers is
> defined as static array where the data of tipc_bearer struct is
> located in each array element. But since static array has not seen
> with RCU, tipc_bearers should be redefined to a pointer array where
> a pointer pointed to dynamically allocated instance of tipc_bearer
> struct is located in each array element, allowing the pointer
> array to be protected with RCU.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <yin...@wi...>

I find it hard to understand from the commitmsg what you're doing, and for what 
purpose. Maybe rephrase it to something like:

"As part of the effort to introduce RCU protection for the bearer list,
we first need to change it to a list of pointers."

Maybe a little short though..

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