linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 4/4]: perf/core: complete replace of lists by rb trees for pinned and flexible groups at perf_event

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:23:34 +0300
From:   Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>,
        Dmitri Prokhorov <Dmitry.Prohorov@...el.com>,
        Valery Cherepennikov <valery.cherepennikov@...el.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        David Carrillo-Cisneros <davidcc@...gle.com>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/4]: perf/core: complete replace of lists by rb trees for pinned and flexible groups at perf_event_context

Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com> writes:

>> You probably also want to explain this change, for example change the
>> @group_list description, saying that something else links into it now.
>> 
>
> The whole patch as a single commit, attached to patch v5 4/4, may provide
> the complete view of suggested changes.

No, each patch has to be readable on its own. If one has to jump between
patches to figure out what's going on, it's already discouraging. The
point of submitting a patch, on the other hand, is to encourage the
reviewers to read on.

Regards,
--
Alex