linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v4][RFC]: mutex: implement adaptive spinning

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0901071028270.32756@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:29:46 -0500 (EST)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-btrfs <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Peter Morreale <pmorreale@...ell.com>,
	Sven Dietrich <SDietrich@...ell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v4][RFC]: mutex: implement adaptive spinning


On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > --- a/kernel/mutex.c
> > +++ b/kernel/mutex.c
> > @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
> >   * Many thanks to Arjan van de Ven, Thomas Gleixner, Steven Rostedt and
> >   * David Howells for suggestions and improvements.
> >   *
> > + *  - Adaptive spinning for mutexes by Peter Zijlstra. (Ported to mainline
> > + *    from the -rt tree, where it was originally implemented for rtmutexes
> > + *    by Steven Rostedt, based on work by Gregory Haskins.)
> 
> I feel guilty with my name being the only one there for the rtmutexes.
> Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar and Esben Nielsen also played large roles in
> that code.
> 
> And Peter Morreale and Sven Dietrich might also be mentioned next to
> Gregory's name.
> 

If you are not talking about rtmutexes in general, and are just 
referencing the spinning part, then just group us all together:

  Gregory Haskins, Steven Rostedt, Peter Morreale and Sven Dietrich.

Thanks,

-- Steve

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