linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] softirq: fix tasklet

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Message-ID: <d08a1bd9-c71a-0c79-a595-2d2b06207067@oracle.com>
Date:	Sun, 7 Aug 2016 10:03:33 -0700
From:	"santosh.shilimkar@...cle.com" <santosh.shilimkar@...cle.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] softirq: fix tasklet_kill() usage and users

On 8/6/16 11:52 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 06, 2016 at 11:07:14AM -0700, Santosh Shilimkar wrote:
>> ping !!
>
> ping on a "RFC" after only 5 days in the middle of the merge window?
> That's bold...
>
> Personally, I rarely respond to RFC patches as obviously the submitter
> doesn't think they solve the issue at hand :)
>
I see. The patch does solve the problem in this particular case
though and also fixes few drivers miss-use of the api IMHO.
I marked it RFC to get comments on approach but probably should
have just sent as a patch. I will keep that in mind for future.

Regards,
Santosh