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

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Mon Sep 24 2007 - 13:38:20 EST


On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 12:49:51PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> Add support for sorted list in seq_file. It aims at changing the way
> /proc/modules and kallsyms iterates on the module list to remove a race between
> module unload and module/symbol listing.
>
> The list is sorted by ascending list_head pointer address.

While I think we really want this patch I don't quite see how it's
related to the markers. I think patch 1 and 2 stand on their own.

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