linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4, v2] x86: enlightenment for ticket spin locks

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Message-ID: <1277889996.1868.106.camel@laptop>
Date:	Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:26:36 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
	jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com,
	Ky Srinivasan <KSrinivasan@...ell.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4, v2] x86: enlightenment for ticket spin locks -
 base implementation

On Wed, 2010-06-30 at 10:05 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > +config ENLIGHTEN_SPINLOCKS
> 
> Why exactly are these enlightened? 

Or did I just miss a terribly pun:
  enlightenment -> Buddha -> Zen -> Xen ?
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