linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/16] sched/wait: Collapse __wait

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Date:	Tue, 8 Oct 2013 20:35:03 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo.kernel.org@...il.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] sched/wait: Collapse __wait_event macros -v5

On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 08:28:43PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 01:40:56PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 09:47:18PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:

[ . . . ]

> > > > Should I be thinking about making a kernel/rcu?
> > > 
> > > I wanted to raise it with you at the KS :-)
> > 
> > Sorry for jumping the gun.  ;-)
> > 
> > > To me it would sure look nice to have kernel/rcu/tree.c, 
> > > kernel/rcu/tiny.c, kernel/rcu/core.c, etc.
> > > 
> > > [ ... and we would certainly also break new ground by introducing a
> > >   "torture.c" file, for the first time in Linux kernel history! ;-) ]
> > 
> > Ooh...  I had better act fast!  ;-)
> > 
> > > But it's really your call, this is something you should only do if you are 
> > > comfortable with it.
> > 
> > I have actually been thinking about it off and on for some time.
> 
> And here is a first cut.  Just the renaming and needed adjustments,
> no splitting or merging of files.
> 
> Thoughts?

Wow!  I rebased my commits destined for 3.14 on top of this, and "git
rebase" did it with several protests, but with no manual intervention
required.

Now if it actually still builds, boots, and runs...  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul

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