Re: [PATCH] RCU: Reduce size of rcu_head 1 of 2

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 00:18:48 EST


In message <20030818141606.GU7862@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you write:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2003 at 12:21:04PM +1000, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > It is the latter that I am concerned about changing mid-stable-series.
>
> given the number of users (a dozen) I wouldn't be concerned about the
> API change either.

Hi Andrea,

We don't know how many there are *outside* the tree during the
stable series, though. It's really nice if APIs don't change
gratuitously during stable kernels, because there are lots of (free,
source available) patches which are outside the tree, and that's a
*good* thing, IMHO.

Change it now or leave it, IMHO.
Rusty.
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