linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v4 0/8] locking/mutex: Rewrite basic mutex

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFxr9x6MuvXNw+ga595MHLL9mTAD0JJn1V_8wGeKtZHUSw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 7 Oct 2016 08:20:38 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Waiman Long <waiman.long@....com>, Jason Low <jason.low2@....com>,
        Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Imre Deak <imre.deak@...el.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Terry Rudd <terry.rudd@....com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ibm.com>,
        Jason Low <jason.low2@...com>,
        Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v4 0/8] locking/mutex: Rewrite basic mutex

On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 7:52 AM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
>
> Since you all should not be sending patches during the merge window, I figured
> I should to keep you all occupied with something.

Thanks..  I guess.

No real review of the code itself from me (I'll leave that to Waiman
and the usual gang), but I have to say that I like how it looks from
30000 ft.  Getting rid of the arch-specific code is lovely.

                      Linus