Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] mm/filemap: Add folio_lock_timeout()

Doug Anderson
2023-04-26T04:55:56Z

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 9:42 PM Hillf Danton <hdanton@sina.com> wrote:
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> On 25 Apr 2023 07:19:48 -0700 Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
> >
> > So is this an explicit NAK on this approach, then?
>
> Ah I see your point. You misunderstood because I dont think NAk is needed
> in 99.999% cases, given the fact that 1) your patch will never be able to
> escape from standing ovation 2) every mutex_trylock() hints the straws in mind.

I'm afraid I'm still super confused about what you're saying. You
think I should abandon this patch series, or that it might be OK to
continue with it?

-Doug