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The x86 >> implementation is provided initially. If no implementation header is >> present for the architecture, an arch-agnostic fallback based on >> OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR is included from asm-generic. >> [...] > > I prefer the name ptr_eq.h over ptreq.h :) > > With that name fix or there is a strong reason of ptreq.h: > > Reviewed-by: Boqun Feng I took rwonce.h (implementing READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE()) as an inspiration for the file name. I'm open to change it to whatever people think best. I have no strong preference for either ptreq.h or ptr_eq.h. I'll let people chime in before respinning an updated series if a file name change is needed. Thanks! Mathieu -- Mathieu Desnoyers EfficiOS Inc. https://www.efficios.com