linux-kernel - Enhanced reimplemention of the kfifo API request for merge

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Date:	Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:39:16 +0100
From:	Stefani Seibold <stefani@...bold.net>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	"Ira W. Snyder" <iws@...o.caltech.edu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Enhanced reimplemention of the kfifo API request for merge

Hi,

is there a change to get the new generic kfifo API merged into the
linux-next, mm- or the upcoming 2.6.34 tree?

All features and complains are implemented. I got a lot of commits and
positve feedback but no ack's.

So the question is should i continue to work?

If i get an okay for the merge, the next steps will be:

- add a short HOWTO file into the Documentation directory
- replace all kfifo_out_locked() into kfifo_out_spinlocked() and
  replace all kfifo_in_locked() into kfifo_in_spinlocked()
- modify the drivers to use the type based FIFO
- maybe port drivers which use its own fifo implementation to the new
  kfifo API

Stefani ;-)


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