linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v7 1/7] Restartable sequences system call

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Message-ID: <287916633.5354.1470748945398.JavaMail.zimbra@efficios.com>
Date:	Tue, 9 Aug 2016 13:22:25 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
To:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-api <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>, Andrew Hunter <ahh@...gle.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>, Chris Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Ben Maurer <bmaurer@...com>, rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v7 1/7] Restartable sequences system call

----- On Aug 7, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Boqun Feng boqun.feng@...il.com wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 07, 2016 at 03:36:24PM +0000, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
>> ----- On Aug 3, 2016, at 11:45 AM, Boqun Feng boqun.feng@...il.com wrote:
>> 
>> > On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 03:19:40PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> >> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 05:14:16PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
>> >> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> >> > index 1209323..daef027 100644
>> >> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> >> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> >> > @@ -5085,6 +5085,13 @@ M:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
>> >> >  S:	Maintained
>> >> >  F:	scripts/get_maintainer.pl
>> >> >  
>> >> > +RESTARTABLE SEQUENCES SUPPORT
>> >> > +M:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
>> >> 
>> >> It would be good to have multiple people here, if we lack volunteers I'd
>> >> be willing. Paul, Andrew any of you guys willing?
>> >> 
>> > 
>> > I volunteer to review related patches, do tests/benchmarks(esp. on PPC)
>> > and try to fix/improve any issue as I can.
>> > 
>> > Mathieu, may I join the party? ;-)
>> 
>> Hi!
>> 
>> I'm glad to see so much interest in helping me maintain rseq :)
>> I'll therefore tentatively add the following lines to the maintainers
>> list in my next round:
>> 
>> RESTARTABLE SEQUENCES SUPPORT
>> M:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
>> M:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
>> M:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> M:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
>> L:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>> S:	Supported
>> F:	kernel/rseq.c
>> F:	include/uapi/linux/rseq.h
>> 
> 
> Thank you, Mathieu ;-)
> 
> Maybe we also should put the selftest directory here? Like:
> 
> F:	tools/testing/selftests/rseq
> 
> Of course, this line better be added in patch 7 rather than patch 1.

Adding this to patch 7, with a "/" at the end of the line, since it
targets an entire directory.

Thanks,

Mathieu

> 
> Regards,
> Boqun
> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Mathieu
>> 
>> > 
>> > Regards,
>> > Boqun
>> > 
>> >> > +L:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>> >> > +S:	Supported
>> >> > +F:	kernel/rseq.c
>> >> > +F:	include/uapi/linux/rseq.h
>> >> > +
>> >> >  GFS2 FILE SYSTEM
>> >> >  M:	Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@...hat.com>
>> >> >  M:	Bob Peterson <rpeterso@...hat.com>
>> >> 
>> > [...]
>> 
>> --
>> Mathieu Desnoyers
>> EfficiOS Inc.
> > http://www.efficios.com

-- 
Mathieu Desnoyers
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com