Re: [PATCH] kernel/async.c:introduce async_schedule*_atomic

[Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>]

On Mon, 18 May 2009 09:55:14 +0800
Ming Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > in cases where you don't want to fail while in the atomic portion,
> > but can fail better earlier.
> 
> If we do this way, the type of async_schedule*()  and
> async_schedule*_inatomic() is different, and callers will be messed
> with them, especially for _inatomic().

I'm not so much proposing the external "simple API" to have this,
but the primitive should have it, so that we can provide a
__async_schedule_inatomic() which does have the option..


> 
> BTW: I have submited new version of this patches, would you mind
> giving a review?

I gave comments on various threads from my inbox, but I cannot rule out
having missed one... If you think I missed one, could you send me a 
private email with the latest patches you want reviewed (even if it's a
forward from what you sent earlier)?

I'm happy to see these enhancements btw...


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