linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip] sched/swait: Annotate swait's special use

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Message-ID: <20171020202524.GN17331@wotan.suse.de>
Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:25:24 +0200
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, mcgrof@...nel.org, wagi@...om.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] sched/swait: Annotate swait's special use

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 10:13:46AM -0700, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> We currently welcome using swait over wait whenever possible because
> it is a slimmer data structure. However, Linus has made it very clear
> that he does not want this used, unless under very specific rt scenarios
> (such as current users).
> 
> Update the comments before kernel hipsters start thinking swait is the
> cool thing to do.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>

Thanks, I was busy.

Acked-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>

  Luis