linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] BKL removal follow-up

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Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:40:56 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Nathan Laredo <laredo@....org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	Alessio Igor Bogani <alessioigorbogani@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] BKL removal follow-up

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote:
>
>  Just for info, UDF BKL removal patches seem to work fine but I want to
> give them some final SMP testing on Monday before pushing them to -next.
> I'm not sure how much people hurry with disabling the lock so if I should
> push them ASAP or whether the next merge window is fine...

I don't think I can reasonably do it in 37, we're late enough in the
-rc series. So UDF and really saying 'n' to BKL by default will have
to be for the next merge window.

I hate to do it, but I'd be too nervous about it any other way.

                   Linus
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