Re: [patch 1/2] mutex subsystem: basic per arch fast path primitives

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Dec 22 2005 - 16:52:31 EST


> OK, let's look at actual code please. Do you have anything against this
> and the following patches?
>
> This patch adds fast path mutex primitives for all architectures. It
> replaces your atomic_*_call_if_* patches that didn't seem to please
> everybody, mutex usage notwithstanding.

Thanks Nico, this is exactly what I wanted to see.

One question about the naming of the arch helpers, do we really need the
fastpath in there? Or just __mutex_* ?

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