linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 05/14] futex: Add sys_futex

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Message-ID: <87o7jiu189.ffs@tglx>
Date:   Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:00:22 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, axboe@...nel.dk
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, dvhart@...radead.org, dave@...olabs.net,
        andrealmeid@...lia.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        urezki@...il.com, hch@...radead.org, lstoakes@...il.com,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        malteskarupke@....de, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH  v2 05/14] futex: Add sys_futex_wake()

On Mon, Aug 07 2023 at 14:18, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> To complement sys_futex_waitv() add sys_futex_wake(). This syscall
> implements what was previously known as FUTEX_WAKE_BITSET except it
> uses 'unsigned long' for the bitmask and takes FUTEX2 flags.
>
> The 'unsigned long' allows FUTEX2_SIZE_U64 on 64bit platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>