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

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Message-ID: <1277898525.1868.108.camel@laptop>
Date:	Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:48:45 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ky Srinivasan <KSrinivasan@...ell.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4, v2] x86: enlightenment for ticket spin locks -
 base implementation

On Wed, 2010-06-30 at 12:43 +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:

> It does tickle just the new owner - that's what the list is for.

But if you have a FIFO list you don't need the ticket stuff and can
implement a FIFO lock instead.
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