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Message-ID: <20091217190804.GB6788@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:08:04 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>, cl@...ux-foundation.org,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>, minchan.kim@...il.com
Subject: Re: [mm][RFC][PATCH 0/11] mm accessor updates.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 06:53:39PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > OK, I have to ask...
> > 
> > Why not just use the already-existing SRCU in this case?
> 
> You right, SRCU could work. 
> 
> Still needs a lot more work of course.

As discussed with Peter on IRC, I have been idly thinking about how I
would implement SRCU if I were starting on it today.  If you would like
to see some specific improvements to SRCU, telling me about them would
greatly increase the probability of my doing something about them.  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul
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