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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] v3 Allow memory_block to span multiple memory sections
From: Dave Hansen <dave@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 22:09 -0500, Nathan Fontenot wrote:
> If we add a lock should I submit it as part of this patchset? or
> submit it
> as a follow-on?

It should probably be at the beginning of the patch set.  We don't want
to have a case where your set introduces races that we _need_ a later
patch to fix.

-- Dave