linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] TTY patches for 2.6.33-git

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Date:	Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:13:21 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] TTY patches for 2.6.33-git


* Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

> >  earth4:~/tip> git checkout linus
> >  Date:   Fri Dec 11 20:58:20 2009 -0800
> >  earth4:~/tip> git grep -w unlock_kernel | wc -l
> >  841
> > 
> > we grew the (absolute) number of BKL sites by ~15%. Certainly the kernel grew 
> > at a much faster rate, so the relative proportion of the BKL shrunk.
> 
> Thats actually very misleading. [...]

Somewhat, so i qualified it with the next paragraph:

> > Also, a lot of BKL use was hidden before, and due to the BKL removal 
> > activities (by Thomas, Frederic, Jon, Alan and others) the remaining BKL 
> > using sites are a lot more well defined, a lot more isolated and thus a 
> > lot more removable than ever before.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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