linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 28/44] tty: Remove ldsem recursion support

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Date:	Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:59:40 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 28/44] tty: Remove ldsem recursion support

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 04:44:48PM -0400, Peter Hurley wrote:
> Read lock recursion is no longer required for ldisc references;
> remove mechanism.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c   | 83 +++++------------------------------------------
>  include/linux/tty_ldisc.h |  2 --
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)

Wait, why did you add something 3 patches ago, only to remove it here?
Why not just smush these patches together in the first place?

greg k-h
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