linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3]: Staging: hv: Use native wait primitives

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Message-ID: <20110215184441.GA19688@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:44:42 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3]: Staging: hv: Use native wait primitives

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 05:52:46PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> If I understand you correctly, you would be prefer to have unbounded waiting with comments 
> justifying why we cannot have timeouts. I will roll out a patch once the tree stabilizes.
> 

Just make sure to add a comment explaining why the wait is unbounded.

-- 
Dmitry
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