* Marin Mitov <mitov@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > i think Thomas had a concern with the original fix - forgot the > > details. > > Here they are: > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/5/25/251 > > but see my comment to it. > > There is no principal difference between both patches. I have seen > Steven's one as merged in linux-2.6.26-rc5. The only difference (if it > matters of all) is that in mine patch > preempt_disable()/preempt_enable() sections are shorter and protect > only the code that must be protected: > > preempt_disable() > rdtscl() > smp_processor_id() > preempt_enable() > > As far as Steven's patch is already merged - let it be :-) we could still merge your enhancements as well ontop of Steven's, if you would like to pursue it. If so then please send a patch against -rc5 or against -tip. Reducing the length of preempt-off sections is a fair goal. Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
