linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 10/10] IB/mlx5: Simplify completion into a wait

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Date:   Mon, 7 Nov 2016 11:21:11 +0530
From:   Binoy Jayan <binoy.jayan@...aro.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 10/10] IB/mlx5: Simplify completion into a wait_event

Hi Linus,

On 3 November 2016 at 21:07, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> This is wrong.

Will change it back.

> Since that "umr_context" variable is on the stack, and you are waiting
> for it to be fully done, it really should be a completion.

Thank you for sharing your insight with wait_event and completion.

-Binoy