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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] char dev BKL pushdown 
From: corbet@lwn.net (Jonathan Corbet)
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 16 May 2008 09:30:23 PDT."
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> May I suggest just adding a comment in those files, just saying something 
> like
> 
> 	/* This does not need the BKL, because .. */

OK, I'll make another pass shortly and fill that in.

> Btw, do you have gitweb running anywhere? 

No, I guess I need to figure out how to set it up.  Either that or get
one of those kernel.org accounts and put things there.

Thanks,

jon