linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [2/11] Add unlocked

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Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 21:47:59 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	corbet@....net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [2/11] Add unlocked_fasync

On Wed, 21 May 2008 01:35:21 +0200
Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:

> 
> > My concern is that the new API as long lived is ugly and not the
> > right thing. I assume Linus and others have similar concerns, and
> > weigh that over the "some obscure out of tree driver might break".
> 
> What do you find ugly exactly? The prefix "unlocked_" ?

yes exactly

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