linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] atomic: move atomic_add

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Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2011 16:48:35 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Arun Sharma <asharma@...com>
Cc:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] atomic: move atomic_add_unless to generic code

On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:23:11 -0700
Arun Sharma <asharma@...com> wrote:

> On 6/2/11 7:53 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> 
> >> The idea is to move atomic_add_unless_return() into linux/atomic.h
> >
> > my point is that that patchset doesnt seem to exist yet, and it'd
> > probably make sense to have it ready and part of this series before
> > attempting to push this.
> 
> I posted the patch a couple of days ago:
> 
> 1306889876-5327-1-git-send-email-asharma@...com
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1148420
> 

This is way too hard.  Please send the *entire* patchset with full
descriptions in the changelogs.  Not referring to kooky MessageID's, no
links to archives which might be removed.  Aim to have a complete,
well-presented patchset which our children can as-easily-as-possible
understand when they read the git commit logs in 2042.
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