On Wed, 28 Feb 2018, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> On 2/28/2018 10:39 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > I came up with this under the assumptions:
> >
> > 1) One locked region per resource group
> > 2) Drop closid after locking
>
> I am also now working under these assumptions ...
>
> > Then the restrict file makes a lot of sense because it would give a clear
> > selection of the possible resource to lock.
>
> ... but I am still stuck on why this restrict file is needed at this
> time. Surely it would be needed if later we add the more flexible
> exclusive mode, but I do not understand how it helps the locked mode.
You're right. Brainfart on my side. With that scheme it's really only
useful for a flexible exclusive mode, which would be nice to have but is
not a prerequisite for now.
Thanks,
tglx
