Re: [Linux-ia64] [patch] 2.4.20-ia64-021210 new spinlock code

David Mosberger
2003-03-28T02:14:25Z

>>>>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:10:25 +1100, Keith Owens <kaos@sgi.com> said:

Keith> On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:53:05 -0800,
Keith> David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:49:33 +1100, Keith Owens <kaos@sgi.com> said:
>>
Keith> I am giving up on getting this patch into the community. It will be
Keith> applied to SGI ia64 kernels so they will be faster, smaller and have
Keith> better debugging. Community kernels will have to stay with the old
Keith> code and inferior debugging for hung spinlocks.
>>
>> Well, that's your right. But please explain to me, just why is it so
>> hard to bring up the issue with the ABI folks? That would have taken
>> less time than to argueing a moot point with me.

Keith> Because I want to get on with kdb now! Now after waiting for the ABI
Keith> folks to get up to speed. I am quite happy to talk to the ABI folks
Keith> but not if it means delaying my improvements to kdb. Put the code in
Keith> and I will talk to the ABI folks, otherwise I am not going to bother.

Send a mail to the ABI folks now (and cc me) and I'll put in the
version that makes the new code available via a config option;
otherwise _I_ won't bother. ;-)

--david