Re: [PATCH -tip 0/3] expedited "big hammer" RCU grace periods

Linus Torvalds
2009-06-25T16:48:42Z

On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> Our general preference is to zap code.
>
> /me stares at:
>
> $ git diff --stat -M v2.6.30..v2.6.31-rc1 | tail -1
> 7743 files changed, 782278 insertions(+), 403162 deletions(-)
>
> /me corrects himself:

Yes. Our general preference is to zap code, if only because it's so damn
unusual.

When one out of a hundred patches actually has more removals than
additions, we make a big deal out of it ("Look - I actually simplified
things"). For the 99 other patches we never size in polite company.

Oh well. But every time we add lines, we do it with the _best_ intentions.

Linus