linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] jump label: 2.6.38 updates

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Date:	Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:48:20 -0500
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>, hpa@...or.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	andi@...stfloor.org, roland@...hat.com, rth@...hat.com,
	masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com, fweisbec@...il.com,
	avi@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net, sam@...nborg.org,
	ddaney@...iumnetworks.com, michael@...erman.id.au,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] jump label: 2.6.38 updates

* Peter Zijlstra (peterz@...radead.org) wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 13:54 -0500, Jason Baron wrote:
> 
> > I don't need an atomic_read() in the disabled case for dynamic debug,
> > and I would be ok, #ifdef CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL, in dynamic_debug.h. Its not
> > the prettiest solution. But I can certainly live with it for now, so
> > that we can sort out the atomic_read() issue independently.
> > 
> > Peter, Mathieu, are you guys ok with this?
> 
> Yeah, lets see where that gets us.
> 

Works for me as long as you put a nice witty comment around this
disgusting hack (something related to "include Hell", where bad
programmers go after they die). ;-)

Thanks,

Mathieu

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Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com
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