linux-kernel - Re: + fix-spellings-of-slab-allocator-section-in-init-kconfig.patch added to -mm tree

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Date:	Wed, 9 May 2007 21:27:07 -0500
From:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
To:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, clameter@....com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: + fix-spellings-of-slab-allocator-section-in-init-kconfig.patch added to -mm tree

On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 11:00:17AM +1000, Nick Piggin wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
> >On Wed, 09 May 2007 12:02:29 +1000
> >Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>BTW, we _really_ should be doing RCU properly in slob, because you
> >>technically can't noop RCU on UP (even though the current users may be
> >>safe...).
> >>
> >>Patch attached to do that.
> >
> >
> >Does it work?
> 
> That one booted my desktop (very slowly) but as Matt pointed out, it broke
> alignment on RCU slabs. The last version I posted should work and has the
> alignment problem fixed. I can retest and resubmit it to you if you like,
> I was just waiting on an ack from Matt.

Looks good to me, but haven't had time to actually test it.

Acked-by: Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>

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