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 18:32:45 +0300
From:   Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...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

On 18.07.2017 18:23, Alexander Shishkin wrote:
> 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.

Agree. That was my initial intention when splitting into several patches.

> 
> Regards,
> --
> Alex
>