linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] 64-bit futexes: x86 support

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Date:	Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:43:20 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	mtk.manpages@...il.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] 64-bit futexes: x86 support


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:

> > This patch adds 64-bit futex support for x86.  As explained in the 
> > introduction, this requires a new system call.  The remaining 
> > changes are similarly to the x86-64 changes: enable support for 
> > FUTEX_WAKE_OP.
> 
> great work - the first two patches look good and we've created a new 
> -tip topic branch for it, tip/core/futex-64bit.

the topic is not yet offered for linux-next though, until the API 
discussion with Linus is resolved one way or another :-)

	Ingo
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