linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Total BKL removal, finally

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Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:07:20 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Total BKL removal, finally

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:39:37PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> commit 4ba8216cd90560bc402f52076f64d8546e8aefcb
> Author: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Date:   Tue Jan 25 22:52:22 2011 +0100
> 
>     BKL: That's all, folks

All I can say is "Yay!"

Nice work Arnd.

-- Steve

>     
>     This removes the implementation of the big kernel lock,
>     at last. A lot of people have worked on this in the
>     past, I so the credit for this patch should be with
>     everyone who participated in the hunt.
>     
>     The names on the Cc list are the people that were the
>     most active in this, according to the recorded git
>     history, in alphabetical order.
>     
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