linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc3-mm2 4/4] sys

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Message-Id: <20070315113136.b04ce342.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:31:36 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	Pierre.Peiffer@...l.net, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jean-pierre.dion@...l.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc3-mm2 4/4] sys_futex64 : allows 64bit futexes

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:12:11 -0700 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com> wrote:

> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > Why do we want 64-bit futexes?
> 
> I sent this to you already on 1/12/2007:
> 
> http://udrepper.livejournal.com/13123.html
> 

Well OK.  But that doesn't actually explain why 64-bit mutexes are needed.
It just says they are required.
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