linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] v2 mm subsystem refcounter conversions

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:49:26 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        catalin.marinas@....com, mingo@...hat.com, arnd@...db.de,
        luto@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] v2 mm subsystem refcounter conversions

On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:48:42 +0300 Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com> wrote:

> No changes in patches apart from trivial rebases, but now by
> default refcount_t = atomic_t and uses all atomic standard operations
> unless CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL is enabled. This is a compromize for the
> systems that are critical on performance and cannot accept even
> slight delay on the refcounter operations.

OK, thanks - I'll save these up for consideration after the 4.12 release.