Re: [PATCH -next 0/7] ipc: some misc updates & optimizations

From: Davidlohr Bueso
Date: Sat Jan 11 2014 - 12:54:58 EST


On Sat, 2014-01-11 at 10:02 +0100, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> On 01/10/2014 07:48 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> > A few updates to the ipc code, mostly some very needed cleanups (yes, we still
> > have loads more to do, but it's a start). Nothing particularly interesting,
> > except perhaps for the last two patches, which include a locking optimization
> > and barrier documentation for message queues. Absolutely no functional changes.
> >
> > Applies on top of linux-next + Manfred's 'whitespace cleanup' patch. Tested
> > with LTP.
> Now you confuse me.
> In your other mail, you write that my patch doesn't apply to linux-next:

Just ignore that email, Andrew then applied (and fixed the merge
conflict) your whitespace cleanup patch and was already in linux-next by
the time I sent this patchset, so no need to worry/coordinate.

>
> On 01/07/2014 06:12 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> > This patch doesn't apply on top of linux-next (which now includes
> > Rafael's changes), could you please resend? I'm planning some more
> > cleanups on top of this so, if Andrew agrees, I can include these
> > changes to my patchset. Thanks, Davidlohr
>
> Perhaps: Could you include (and update, if required) my patch into your
> patchset?
> It's probably simpler if we have only one set of ipc cleanups around.
>
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Davidlohr Bueso (7):
> > ipc: standardize code comments
> > ipc: remove braces for single statements
> > ipc: remove useless return statement
> > ipc: simplify sysvipc_proc_open return
> > ipc: delete seq_max field in struct ipc_ids
> Acked-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ipc: share ids rwsem when possible in ipcget_public
> This patch is a real change. Could you at least make it the last one in
> the series?
> I will try to review it, but I don't know yet when I will find the time.

Thanks, I definitely want your ack/review for this one.

>
> > ipc,msg: document barriers
> Acked-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> --
> Manfred


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