From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: "tj@kernel.org" <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: "Alex,Shi" <alex.shi@intel.com>,
Christoph Lameter <cl@gentwo.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"eric.dumazet@gmail.com" <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>,
"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"mingo@redhat.com" <mingo@redhat.com>,
"avi@redhat.com" <avi@redhat.com>,
"akpm@linux-foundation.org" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
"kaber@trash.net" <kaber@trash.net>,
"a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl" <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>,
"kvm@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Code clean up for percpu_xxx() functions
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:44:55 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F0E2D07.1010502@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120111171951.GF26832@google.com>
On 01/11/2012 09:19 AM, tj@kernel.org wrote:
>
> Alex, can you please collect all patches into a single patchset?
> Please split it such that, usage changes are per-system so that they
> can be routed through respective subsystems (x86 or net) and updates
> to percpu proper which can be applied after other changes have been
> applied. It would probably be best to route these patches separately
> rather than all through percpu as it touches a lot of different places
> and is likely to cause conflicts. I *think* the best way would be,
>
> * Submit per-subsystem patches and get them merged to subsystem trees.
>
> * (Optional) Apply a patch to mark unused interface deprecated in
> percpu tree, so that new usages in linux-next can be detected.
>
> * Towards the end of the next merge window, merge a patch to actually
> kill the old interface.
>
That sounds like a good idea.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-12 0:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-10 9:10 [PATCH] Code clean up for percpu_xxx() functions Alex,Shi
2011-10-10 17:08 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-10-11 9:19 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-11 14:13 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-10-12 1:29 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-12 13:59 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-10-12 14:11 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-12 14:11 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-10-18 3:21 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-18 14:33 ` Christoph Lameter
2011-10-19 9:23 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-19 9:26 ` Avi Kivity
2011-10-20 2:45 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 7:34 ` [PATCH 2/3] kvm: use this_cpu_xxx replace percpu_xxx funcs Alex,Shi
2011-10-24 2:50 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-24 11:05 ` Avi Kivity
2011-11-21 9:02 ` Alex,Shi
2011-11-21 9:20 ` Avi Kivity
2011-11-21 9:52 ` Alex,Shi
2012-01-11 8:48 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-19 15:34 ` [PATCH] Code clean up for percpu_xxx() functions Christoph Lameter
2011-10-20 2:44 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 5:08 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-10-20 6:04 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 6:13 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 6:04 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 7:20 ` [PATCH 0/3] code clean and optimzed for percpu_xxx serials funcs Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 7:32 ` [PATCH 1/3] net: use this_cpu_xxx replace percpu_xxx funcs Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 8:38 ` Eric Dumazet
2011-11-21 9:00 ` Alex,Shi
2011-12-02 2:33 ` Alex,Shi
2011-12-02 11:56 ` Patrick McHardy
2012-01-11 8:45 ` Alex,Shi
2012-01-11 9:03 ` David Miller
2012-01-11 9:10 ` Alex,Shi
2011-10-20 7:35 ` [PATCH 3/3] Code clean up for percpu_xxx() functions Alex,Shi
2011-11-21 9:10 ` Alex,Shi
2011-11-22 0:06 ` tj
2012-01-11 9:08 ` Alex,Shi
2012-01-11 17:19 ` tj
2012-01-12 0:44 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2012-01-12 2:05 ` Alex,Shi
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