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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] kmap_atomic_push
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:44:44 -0700 (PDT)
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On Thu, 8 Oct 2009, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>
> The below patchlet changes the kmap_atomic interface to a stack based
> one that doesn't require the KM_types anymore.

I think this is how we should have done it originally.

That said, if we do this, I'd hate to have the "push" and "pop" parts to 
the name. They don't really add a whole lot.

		Linus