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From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
To: torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@osdl.org, mingo@redhat.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/12]: MUTEX: Introduce mutex implementation
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:13:06 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <dhowells1134774786@warthog.cambridge.redhat.com> (raw)

This set of patches implements mutexes as an alternative to semaphores where
such more restricted behaviour is appropriate.

There are several changes that might be appropriate to these patches:

 (1) Name DECLARE_MUTEX as DEFINE_MUTEX in linux/mutex-*.h

 (2) Make mutex_trylock()'s return value consistent with semaphores rather
     than everything else.

 (3) Drop the testing module (patch 12/12). I'm not sure I've got the plumbing
     correct in the master makefile.

Patches to come after Christmas will include sem -> completion conversions and
sem -> mutex conversions.

Merry Christmas!

David

             reply	other threads:[~2005-12-16 23:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-12-16 23:13 David Howells [this message]
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 3/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for arch/ dir David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 1/12]: MUTEX: Implement mutexes David Howells
2005-12-17  3:58   ` Steven Rostedt
2005-12-17  7:35     ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-17 19:21       ` David Howells
2005-12-17 20:11         ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-17 21:44           ` Russell King
2005-12-18  1:29           ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-18  2:34             ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-18  4:07               ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-18  4:18                 ` Steven Rostedt
2005-12-18  6:30                 ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-18  9:26                   ` Russell King
2005-12-18 18:42                     ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-18 19:41                       ` James Bottomley
2005-12-18 19:54                         ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-19  1:48                       ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-19  9:27                         ` Russell King
2005-12-19 13:54                           ` Matthew Wilcox
2005-12-19 15:49                             ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-19 15:45                           ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-18 17:29                   ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-18 13:38             ` Alan Cox
2005-12-18 17:21               ` Nicolas Pitre
2005-12-17  7:55     ` Nick Piggin
2005-12-17 12:36       ` Steven Rostedt
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 2/12]: MUTEX: Provide SWAP-based mutex for FRV David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 7/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for include/asm-*/ dirs David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 6/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for fs/ dir David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 4/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for drivers/ dir, A thru M David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 11/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for miscellaneous directories David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 8/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for kernel/ dir David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 5/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for drivers/ dir, N thru Z David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 9/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for net/ dir David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 10/12]: MUTEX: Rename DECLARE_MUTEX for sound/ dir David Howells
2005-12-16 23:13 ` [PATCH 12/12]: MUTEX: Provide synchronisation primitive testing module David Howells

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