linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] pci/switchtec: Don't abuse completion wait queue for poll

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Date:   Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:52:12 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kurt Schwemmer <kurt.schwemmer@...rosemi.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] pci/switchtec: Don't abuse completion wait queue for poll

Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com> writes:
> On 2020-03-13 6:23 p.m., Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> I'm in awe at the lack of professionalism in your emails. If you
> bothered to edit out the ad hominems, you might have noticed that nobody
> has yet described how the poll interface fails here (with
> EPOLLEXCLUSIVE) or how replacing one wait queue for another fixes the
> purported problem.

I merily stated an opinion, but if you consider this an ad hominem
attack, then let me ensure you this wasn't my intention and accept my
apology.

Thanks,

        tglx