linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/7] Seq_file add support for sorted list

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Message-ID: <20070924175500.GA2435@infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:55:00 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/7] Seq_file add support for sorted list

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 01:52:52PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> As they are currently implemented, the markers use the sorted module
> list for marker listing, but I can change their implementation so they
> do not require this (and make it a subsequent patch instead).
> 
> I could do that to diminish the patchset size a little more. However, it
> implies using an interface with a known race condition. Could we just
> post this as two different patchsets instead ? I really think the sorted
> module list would be important to get in and I don't like to use buggy
> unfixed lower level functions.

Given that we want to fix the the race I think keeping it as-is is
fine.  I didn't realize you depend on the new behaviour.
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