linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/11] introduce down_write_killable for rw

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Message-ID: <20160401092146.GC8916@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:	Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:21:46 +0200
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/11] introduce down_write_killable for rw_semaphore

On Fri 01-04-16 08:33:48, Ingo Molnar wrote:
[...]
> I can help on the Git level: I can do tip:locking/rwsem tree with only these 
> changes, with stable sha1's, on which the remaining work can be based. The
> locking tree typically goes in early during the merge window, so there's no
> real dependencies.

OK, I will wait for this series to apear in tip:locking/rwsem and then
post the follow up patches to Andrew. If you can base this branch on 4.5
that would be ideal for mmotm git tree workflow but I can work that
around should there be a complication.

Thanks!
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs