Re: [PATCH 3/3] eventfd: add internal reference counting to fix notifier race conditions

[Gregory Haskins <gregory.haskins@gmail.com>]

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Davide Libenzi wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jun 2009, Gregory Haskins wrote:
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>> Davide Libenzi wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009, Gregory Haskins wrote:
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>>>> To be honest, I am not sure.  I would guess its not a *huge* deal,
>>>> though it was obviously enough of a concern to at least discuss it.  I
>>>> can definitely say that I think the other issues which are being fixed
>>>> are substantially more important.
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Ok then, will repost the revised patch later today.
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>> Ok sounds good.  I did have a chance to take a closer look at your
>> proposal for the key data, and I think it makes a lot of sense.  Do you
>> see it as a problem if we defer adding that?  Or should we try to add
>> that notion now?
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> That would need to go eventually via mainline, after some discussion. But 
> yes, I believe that using the "key" as simple bitmask is a little 
> restrictive.
>   

Ok.   As long as you do not think we are somehow painting ourselves into
a corner, lets just go with your original plan for the revised patch
sans key changes.

Thanks Davide,
-Greg



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