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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:09:26 +0100 From: Stefani Seibold <stefani@...bold.net> To: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] [4/6] kfifo: add kfifo_out_peek Am Montag, den 28.12.2009, 00:41 +0100 schrieb Andi Kleen: > On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 10:49:49PM +0100, Stefani Seibold wrote: > > Am Sonntag, den 27.12.2009, 22:03 +0100 schrieb Andi Kleen: > > > In some upcoming code it's useful to peek into a FIFO without > > > permanentely removing data. This patch implements a new > > > kfifo_out_peek() to do this. > > > > > > > Yes this function can be useful. I will implement it in the macro > > version of the kfifo. > > Well that doesn't help me -- I need a working kfifo on a 2.6.33 > base. Or do you want to abandon the old interface? > > I must say I'm a little surprised by the general tone of > your comments -- first you submit these patches all the time and when they > finally get reviewed and merged and people start to use them and make them > production ready you state it's all abandoned. > > I hope it's not all abandonware. > As i wrote: Yes and No. I would like to sedd the merged kfifo interface which the new macro based. The API is still compatible but the code is completely changed. Stefani -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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