linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] slub: refactoring unfreeze

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Date:	Fri, 18 May 2012 22:11:06 +0900
From:	JoonSoo Kim <js1304@...il.com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] slub: refactoring unfreeze_partials()

2012/5/18 Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>:
> The reason the current implementation is so complex is to avoid races. The
> state of the list and the state of the partial pages must be consistent at
> all times.
OK. I got it.

> Looks good. If I can convince myself that this does not open up any
> new races then I may ack it.
Thanks.
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