linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] config: simplify INLINE_SPIN

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Date:	Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:43:04 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, x86@...nel.org,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] config: simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK


* Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> On 03/22/2012 03:25 PM, Raghavendra K T wrote:
> >From: Raghavendra K T<raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >
> >Patch simplifies current INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK. compile tested on x86_64
> >
> >Change log:
> >get rid of INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK entirely replacing it with UNINLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK
> >instead with the reverse meaning.
> >
> >whover wants to uninline the spinlocks (like spinlock debugging, paravirt etc
> >all just do select UNINLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK
> typo:
> Whoever wants to uninline the spinlocks (like spinlock debugging,
> paravirt etc) just do select UNINLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK.
> 
> >
> >Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> >Signed-off-by: Raghavendra K T<raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >---
> >  Please refer : https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/21/357
> 
> Linus, Please let me know if this is what you were looking for or
> Did I really mess it up :(

Looks sane to me at first sight - will process it once the merge 
window calms down a bit.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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