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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Cc: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/2] ufd v1 - unsequential O(1) fdmap core
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 22:37:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070605203720.GA5519@elte.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070604162721.500211c9.dada1@cosmosbay.com>


* Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com> wrote:

> > For example, the recent futex.c changes you did in commit 34f01cc1 
> > are, and unfortunately there's no better word i can find: plain 
> > disgusting. You apparently have plopped the 'fshared' code into the 
> > existing logic via conditionals and have blown up the complexity of 
> > the functions for no good reason - instead of neatly separating them 
> > out. You have added _33_ (thirty-three!) new 'if' branches to 
> > futex.c! The feature you introduced is nice and useful, but for 
> > heaven's sake please work on cleanliness of your code some more and 
> > undo that colossal damage ... preferably before working on other 
> > areas of the kernel.
> 
> This code took the normal path for inclusion and discussion. If you 
> find it so horrible, you should complained before. Fact is that you 
> Acked it :)

yes, of course, i still think it's a good and nice patch, all things 
considered =B-)

> If you wanted to make a joke, I find it quite misplaced.

no, i just wanted to make a demonstration that one can be pretty nasty 
in on-lkml replies while being technically correct :-) I think you went 
a bit overboard in your replies to Davide. Lets move this back into 
constructive channels, ok? :)

	Ingo

  reply	other threads:[~2007-06-05 20:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-06-02 22:59 [patch 1/2] ufd v1 - unsequential O(1) fdmap core Davide Libenzi
2007-06-03 21:19 ` Eric Dumazet
2007-06-03 22:51   ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04  6:08     ` Andrew Morton
2007-06-04  8:05       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-06-04  8:09         ` Ingo Molnar
2007-06-04  8:34           ` Andrew Morton
2007-06-04  8:42             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-06-04  8:47               ` Andrew Morton
2007-06-04 13:05                 ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 13:30                   ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 16:56                   ` Andrew Morton
2007-06-04 17:57                     ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 10:28             ` Eric Dumazet
2007-06-04 12:55               ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 13:25                 ` Eric Dumazet
2007-06-04 13:33                   ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 13:35                   ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 14:28                     ` Eric Dumazet
2007-06-04 14:53                       ` Davide Libenzi
2007-06-04 14:12                   ` Ingo Molnar
2007-06-04 14:27                     ` Eric Dumazet
2007-06-05 20:37                       ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2007-06-05 20:50                         ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-06-05 20:57                         ` Eric Dumazet
2007-06-05 22:29                         ` Eric Dumazet

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