include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
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File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/linux/rculist_nulls.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 8949 bytes
- Lines
- 249
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Uses kernel synchronization; read lock ordering, sleepability, and interrupt context assumptions before translating.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/list_nulls.hlinux/rcupdate.h
Detected Declarations
function list_unhashedfunction hlist_nulls_del_rcufunction hlist_nulls_del_rcufunction hlist_nulls_del_rcufunction hlist_nulls_add_fakefunction necessaryfunction necessary
Annotated Snippet
#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);
WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, NULL);
}
}
/**
* hlist_nulls_first_rcu - returns the first element of the hash list.
* @head: the head of the list.
*/
#define hlist_nulls_first_rcu(head) \
(*((struct hlist_nulls_node __rcu __force **)&(head)->first))
/**
* hlist_nulls_next_rcu - returns the element of the list after @node.
* @node: element of the list.
*/
#define hlist_nulls_next_rcu(node) \
(*((struct hlist_nulls_node __rcu __force **)&(node)->next))
/**
* hlist_nulls_pprev_rcu - returns the dereferenced pprev of @node.
* @node: element of the list.
*/
#define hlist_nulls_pprev_rcu(node) \
(*((struct hlist_nulls_node __rcu __force **)(node)->pprev))
/**
* 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);
WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, LIST_POISON2);
}
/**
* hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu
* @n: the element to add to the hash list.
* @h: the list to add to.
*
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/list_nulls.h`, `linux/rcupdate.h`.
- Detected declarations: `function list_unhashed`, `function hlist_nulls_del_rcu`, `function hlist_nulls_del_rcu`, `function hlist_nulls_del_rcu`, `function hlist_nulls_add_fake`, `function necessary`, `function necessary`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
- Synchronization appears in or near this file; preserve lock ordering, sleepability, and interrupt-context constraints.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.