linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Introduce down

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Date:	Wed, 21 May 2008 10:04:58 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Introduce down_nowait()


On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 17:56 +1000, Rusty Russell wrote:


> Subject: [PATCH] Introduce down_try()
> 
> I planned on removing the much-disliked down_trylock() (with its
> backwards return codes) in 2.6.27, but it's creating something of a
> logjam with other patches in -mm and linux-next.
> 
> Andrew suggested introducing "down_try" as a wrapper now, to make
> the transition easier.

I must be missing something critical, but what's the logjam this is
causing?

Daniel

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