linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 00/11] lock monitor: Separate features related to lock

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Date:	Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:33:50 +0900
From:	Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@....info.waseda.ac.jp>
To:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, h.mitake@...il.com,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 00/11] lock monitor: Separate features related to
 lock

On 03/17/10 10:47, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
 > On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 07:38:37PM +0900, Hitoshi Mitake wrote:
 >> I implemented it on the branch perf/inject of Frederic's 
random-tracing tree.
 >> Because the branch is hottest place of lock and tracing :)
 >
 >
 > Ouch! You shouldn't do this. The patches inside were
 > trials submitted for review and the resulting discussion
 > concluded that the injection must be redesigned.

Oh, sorry...
And I'd like to look at redesigning way of inject.

 >
 > More generally I don't recommend you to base your patches
 > on my tree. I use it as a buffer when I send patches
 > for review or for pull requests.
 >
 > The branches inside can be randomly rebased (unless a
 > branch is waiting to be pulled) and they are pretty async
 > with the -tip tree.
 >
 > The hottest and most sync tree on which you should base your patches
 > for perf is:
 >
 > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip.git
 > 	perf/core
 >
 > With that you have best chances to work on a sane and up-to-date
 > base.
 >
 > Thanks.
 >
 >

I'll work on tip/perf/core from next time :)

Thanks,
	Hitoshi
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