linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] wait.[ch]: Introduce the simple waitqueue (swait) implementation

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1511181604350.3761@nanos>
Date:	Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:07:06 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
cc:	Daniel Wagner <daniel.wagner@...-carit.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] wait.[ch]: Introduce the simple waitqueue (swait)
 implementation

On Wed, 18 Nov 2015, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> I suppose we can do the rename as you propose to avoid single letter
> typoes, but it does bug me to have two nearly identical bits of infra
> with such dissimilar names.

I can see your point, but OTOH the existing interface is ugly and
copying it does not make it any better.

But I'm really not religious about that. Up to you :)

Thanks,

	tglx
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