linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] refcount: provide same memory ordering guarantees as in atomic

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Date:   Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:46:32 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        "Reshetova, Elena" <elena.reshetova@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "ishkamiel@...il.com" <ishkamiel@...il.com>,
        Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        parri.andrea@...il.com, boqun.feng@...il.com, dhowells@...hat.com,
        david@...morbit.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] refcount: provide same memory ordering guarantees as in
 atomic_t

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 03:22:33PM -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> You know, sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind.

Hehe, I'm very familiar with that feeling ;-)