On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 09:44 +1000, Nick Piggin wrote: > Daniel Walker wrote: > > PICK_FUNCTION() is similar to the other PICK_OP style macros, and was > > created to replace them all. I used variable argument macros to handle > > PICK_FUNC_2ARG/PICK_FUNC_1ARG. Otherwise the marcos are similar to the > > original macros used for semaphores. The entire system is used to do a > > compile time switch between two different locking APIs. For example, > > real spinlocks (raw_spinlock_t) and mutexes (or sleeping spinlocks). > > > > This new macro replaces all the duplication from lock type to lock type. > > The result of this patch, and the next two, is a fairly nice simplification, > > and consolidation. Although the seqlock changes are larger than the > > originals > > I think over all the patchset is worth while. > > > > Incorporated peterz's suggestion to not require TYPE_EQUAL() to only > > use pointers. > > How come this is cc'ed to lkml? Is it something that is relevant to > the mainline kernel... or?
The real time changes are usually developed on lkml , that's how it's been in the past. I personally like CC'ing lkml since real time can sometimes touch lots of different subsystems .. So it good to have a diverse set of people reviewing .. Daniel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
