linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/11] Maintain preemptability count even for !CONFIG

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Date:	Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:24:49 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/11] Maintain preemptability count even for
	!CONFIG_PREEMPT kernels


* Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com> wrote:

> Do not preempt kernel. Just maintain counter to know if task can sleep.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/hardirq.h |    6 ++----
>  include/linux/preempt.h |   22 ++++++++++++++++------
>  kernel/sched.c          |    6 ------
>  lib/kernel_lock.c       |    1 +
>  4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Lack of explanation in the changelog and lack of Cc:s.

This whole patch-set should be Cc:-ed to a lot more people, and the acks 
of various maintainers are needed before it can be applied.

	Ingo
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