linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 4/4] Documentation/admin-guide: Change doc for split_lock

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Message-ID: <0cec6aea4dd14171a216ceb7960f6996@intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 21 Nov 2020 04:36:36 +0000
From:   "Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "Li, Xiaoyao" <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>,
        "Shankar, Ravi V" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>
CC:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 4/4] Documentation/admin-guide: Change doc for
 split_lock_detect parameter

Hi, Randy,

> >>> +				  for bus lock detection. 0 < N <= HZ/2 and
> >>> +				  N is approximate. Only applied to non-root
> >>> +				  users.
> >>
> >> Sorry, but I don't know what this means. I think it's the "and N is
> >> appropriate"
> >> that is confusing me.
> >>
> >> 	0 < N <= HZ/2 and N is appropriate.
> >
> > You are right. I will remove "and N is appropriate" in the next version.
> >
> > Could you please ack this patch? Can I add Acked-by from you in the
> updated patch?
> >
> > Thank you very much for your review!
> 
> Sure, no problem.
> 
> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>

Really appreciate your review!

-Fenghua