Re: [PATCH 2/2] lock_packed_refs(): allow retries when acquiring the packed-refs lock

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On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 12:26:23PM +0200, Michael Haggerty wrote:

> > So something like 100ms max backoff makes sense to me, in that it keeps
> > us in the same order of magnitude as the expected time that the lock is
> > held. [...]
> 
> I don't understand your argument. If another process blocks us for on
> the order of 100 ms, the backoff time (reading from my table) is less
> than half of that.

I think it is just that I was agreeing with you, but communicated it
badly. I think your series is fine as-is.

-Peff
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