linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/4] swait: add the missing killable swaits

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:31:08 +0000
From:   Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/4] swait: add the missing killable swaits

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> The thing is simply a collection of small hacks and should NOT be used
> in general.
> 
> I never want to see a driver use that code, for example. It was
> designed for RCU and RT, and it should damn well be limited to that.

Maybe put #ifndef MODULE around the entire include file then?
And definitely remove this line:

* One would recommend using this wait queue where possible.