Re: [patch 1/7] Seq_file add support for sorted list

Christoph Hellwig
2007-09-24T17:55:18Z

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 01:52:52PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> As they are currently implemented, the markers use the sorted module
> list for marker listing, but I can change their implementation so they
> do not require this (and make it a subsequent patch instead).
>
> I could do that to diminish the patchset size a little more. However, it
> implies using an interface with a known race condition. Could we just
> post this as two different patchsets instead ? I really think the sorted
> module list would be important to get in and I don't like to use buggy
> unfixed lower level functions.

Given that we want to fix the the race I think keeping it as-is is
fine. I didn't realize you depend on the new behaviour.