linux-kernel - Re: new gerneric kfifo API

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Message-ID: <20100805090424.GD29966@basil.fritz.box>
Date:	Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:04:24 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Stefani Seibold <stefani@...bold.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"Ira W. Snyder" <iws@...o.caltech.edu>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, tytso@....edu
Subject: Re: new gerneric kfifo API

On Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 12:46:17PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 09:10:54AM +0200, Stefani Seibold wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > once again. Kernel 2.6.35 is out and i want to know if there is play plan to
> > merge the generic kfifo API. All complains was fixed, so there is no
> > reason to shift the merge again. Please gibe me a short answer.
> 
> These have been in the -mm tree for a few major kernel releases now,
> right?  And they are API safe, and only change the internals, right?

I thought they changed the API. But generally to the better.

The newer version seemed ok to me last time I looked.
The older version it replaced had some issues.

-Andi
-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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