linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] locking changes for v5.1

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Date:   Wed, 6 Mar 2019 07:29:15 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ibm.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] locking changes for v5.1

On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 4:35 AM Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> The biggest part of this tree is the new auto-generated atomics API
> wrappers by Mark Rutland.

Ugh.

I'm, not entirely happy with this, but I guess I concur that the
alternatives might be worse. Pulled,

                  Linus