From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Dumazet Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] Convert epoll to a bitlock Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:55:26 +0100 Message-ID: <4988BD4E.8080206@cosmosbay.com> References: <1233598811-6871-1-git-send-email-corbet@lwn.net> <1233598811-6871-3-git-send-email-corbet@lwn.net> <20090203133942.2ecec281.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090203133942.2ecec281.akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-api-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Andrew Morton Cc: Jonathan Corbet , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, andi-Vw/NltI1exuRpAAqCnN02g@public.gmane.org, oleg-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, viro-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org, davidel-AhlLAIvw+VEjIGhXcJzhZg@public.gmane.org, davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org, hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, mpm-VDJrAJ4Gl5ZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, alan-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-api@vger.kernel.org Andrew Morton a =E9crit : > On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:20:09 -0700 > Jonathan Corbet wrote: >=20 >> Matt Mackall suggested converting epoll's ep_lock to a bitlock as a = way of >> saving space in struct file. This patch makes that change. >=20 > hrm. bit_spin_lock() makes people upset (large penguiny people). ii= rc > it doesn't have all the correct/well-understood memory/compiler > ordering semantics which spinlocks have. And lockdep doesn't know ab= out > it. >=20 In a previous attempt (2005), I suggested using a single global lock. http://search.luky.org/linux-kernel.2005/msg50862.html Probably an array of hashed spinlocks would be more than enough. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html