linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/10] rwsem: smaller wrappers around rwsem_down_failed

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Message-ID: <13209.1274273477@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 May 2010 13:51:17 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>,
	Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@...gle.com>,
	Ying Han <yinghan@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/10] rwsem: smaller wrappers around rwsem_down_failed_common


Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com> wrote:

> More code can be pushed from rwsem_down_read_failed and
> rwsem_down_write_failed into rwsem_down_failed_common.
> 
> Following change adding down_read_unfair infrastructure support also
> enjoys having flags available in a register rather than having to
> fish it out in the struct rwsem_waiter...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>

Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
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