Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262765AbTEGCAC (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 22:00:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262776AbTEGCAC (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 22:00:02 -0400 Received: from fmr03.intel.com ([143.183.121.5]:16865 "EHLO hermes.sc.intel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262765AbTEGB77 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 21:59:59 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky" To: "'Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo'" , "'Gerrit Huizenga'" Cc: "'Randy.Dunlap'" , "'devenyga@mcmaster.ca'" , "'rml@tech9.net'" , "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" Subject: RE: PATCH: Replace current->state with set_current_state in 2.5.6 8 Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 19:12:23 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1095 Lines: 28 > From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo [mailto:acme@conectiva.com.br] > > > > And I don't really want to review a 176 KB patch (although I did already > > > look over most of it a few days ago). Do people want to take portions > > > of it for review and then see about Alan merging it, e.g.? As long as they use set_current_state() and not the __ counterpart, then they are ok [the memory barrier being to blame for the lost performance if any is found]. > > Hmm. Has anyone considered a "Kernel Janitor's" tree? More specifically, > > a patch set, much like -ac or -mm, with the current cleanups so they > > can be tested, pulled, run through automated batch testing, etc.? > > That is an interesting idea, I'll probably start one. That's very interesting. I?aky P?rez-Gonz?lez -- Not speaking for Intel -- all opinions are my own (and my fault) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/