Re: [PATCH 1/7] mmu_notifier: add call_srcu and sync function for listener to delay call and sync.

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On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:04:32 +0300 Oded Gabbay <oded.gabbay@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 21/07/14 18:01, Oded Gabbay wrote:
> > On 17/07/14 21:46, j.glisse@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> New mmu_notifier listener are eager to cleanup there structure after the
> >> mmu_notifier::release callback. In order to allow this the patch provide
> >> a function that allows to add a delayed call to the mmu_notifier srcu. It
> >> also add a function that will call barrier_srcu so those listener can sync
> >> with mmu_notifier.
> >
> > Tested with amdkfd and iommuv2 driver
> > So,
> > Tested-by: Oded Gabbay <oded.gabbay@xxxxxxx>
> 
> akpm, any chance that only this specific patch from Peter.Z will get in 3.17 ?
> I must have it for amdkfd (HSA driver). Without it, I can't be in 3.17 either.

I can send it in for 3.17-rc1.

Can we get a better changelog please?  "eager to cleanup there
structure after the mmu_notifier::release callback" is terribly vague
and brief.  Fully describe the problem then describe the proposed
solution.  Because others may be able to suggest alternative ways of
solving that problem, but this text simply doesn't provide enough details for
them to do so.

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