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Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:03:07 +0100
From:	bert hubert <bert.hubert@...herlabs.nl>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, drepper@...hat.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] schedule removal of FUTEX_FD

On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 01:18:46AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > I must admit to never having used FUTEX_FD, but the idea of waiting on a
> > FUTEX by way of epoll appealed to me. Should I resort to pipe tricks if I
> > want that ability henceforth?
> 
> I guess so.  Until the grand unified kernel event framework is done.

It might be polite to not entirely remove FUTEX_FD until said 'GUKE'
framework is done.

	Bert

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