linux-kernel - Re: Remove last BKL leftover: lock

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Message-Id: <20110506141114.10795803.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 6 May 2011 14:11:14 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org, arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: Remove last BKL leftover: lock_depth

On Fri,  6 May 2011 14:05:24 -0700
Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:

> I noticed the BKL task->lock_depth field was there with various users.
> But they all don't need it anymore because the BKL is gone.
> Fix up all the users and then finally remove the field.
> 
> This patchkit only removes code.

Patches in Ingo's tree from Jon Corbet have done this removal.
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