linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] netfilter: use per-CPU r**ursive lock {XV}

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Message-ID: <20090427203616.GB3836@ioremap.net>
Date:	Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:36:16 +0400
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	kaber@...sh.net, jeff.chua.linux@...il.com, laijs@...fujitsu.com,
	jengelh@...ozas.de, r000n@...0n.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: use per-CPU r**ursive lock {XV}

Hi.

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:46:48PM -0700, Linus Torvalds (torvalds@...ux-foundation.org) wrote:
> > All those references support my argument that the lock is being
> > used recursively in this case.
> 
> What's so hard between understanding the difference between "used 
> recursively" and "recursive lock"?
> 
> THEY MEAN TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS!
> 
> The fact that you don't seem to understand that is one of the things I've 
> been complaining about all along.

Just ot be sure readers will not lose the discssion topic: do you object
against naming or realizaion? If its about the former, does 'dog's
breath lock' proposed by Stephen fit?

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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