linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/29] x86, tsx: Add a per thread transaction disable count

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Message-ID: <20130323180142.GL20853@two.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:01:42 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/29] x86, tsx: Add a per thread transaction disable
 count

> That said, making it just a byte sounds more than enough. How deep
> would anybody want to nest it? Do we care?

Byte should be fine. I'll change that.

-Andi

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