On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 15:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > OK, so can you post an actual diff? It obviously has to be done in one > > > commit rather than the 87 you have. > > > > > > > So it appears this series will still need the atomic_add_return() usage > > in scsi_cmd_get_serial() and drop host_lock usage from those LLDs that > > we know can be converted to 'host_lock-less', yes..? > > Yes that is correct. The series is just a dumb push down, no additional > improvements (except some very minor ones). These patches > are still needed in addition, so it would be just a base for it > > Also James if you use the patch and don't pull > please regenerate it from the git tree (or tell me to send it again) -- > i did some fixes based on feedback. You can separate the Doc commits, but the lock pushdown still has to be a single commit for bisectability. If you respin the patch, I can add the description if you want. James -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
