linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/9] NT synchronization primitive driver

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:59:35 -0800
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, wine-devel@...ehq.org,
	André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>,
	Arkadiusz Hiler <ahiler@...eweavers.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/9] NT synchronization primitive driver

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 06:40:19PM -0600, Elizabeth Figura wrote:
> == Patches ==
> 
> This is the first part of a 32-patch series. The series comprises 17 patches
> which contain the actual implementation, 13 which provide self-tests, 1 to
> update the MAINTAINERS file, and 1 to add API documentation.

32 patches?  I only see 9 here, why not submit them all?

> The intended semantics of the patches are broadly intended to match those of the
> corresponding Windows functions. Since I do not expect familiarity with Windows
> syscalls, however, and especially not with some of the more subtle or
> unspecified behaviour that they provide, the documentation patch included in the
> series also describes the intended behaviour in detail, and can be used as a
> specification for the rest of the series.
> 
> The entire series can be retrieved or browsed here:
> 
>     https://repo.or.cz/linux/zf.git/shortlog/refs/heads/ntsync4

No one is going to dig elsewhere for kernel changes, sorry.  Please
submit them in email for review, that's the only way we can look at them
and comment.

thanks,

greg k-h