linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86: remove unused atomic_inc

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Message-ID: <20170327062830.GB10918@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:28:30 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, arnd@...db.de, aryabinin@...tuozzo.com,
        x86@...nel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86: remove unused atomic_inc_short()


* Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com> wrote:

> It is completely unused and implemented only on x86.
> Remove it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
> Suggested-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> Cc: Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: x86@...nel.org

This does not apply cleanly on top of the locking tree, probably because it's 
based on still non-final KASAN bits. Please submit a patch on top of the locking 
tree.

Thanks,

	Ingo