Re: [patch 1/2] ufd v1 - unsequential O(1) fdmap core

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Jun 05 2007 - 16:51:10 EST


On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 22:37 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Eric Dumazet <dada1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > For example, the recent futex.c changes you did in commit 34f01cc1
> > > are, and unfortunately there's no better word i can find: plain
> > > disgusting. You apparently have plopped the 'fshared' code into the
> > > existing logic via conditionals and have blown up the complexity of
> > > the functions for no good reason - instead of neatly separating them
> > > out. You have added _33_ (thirty-three!) new 'if' branches to
> > > futex.c! The feature you introduced is nice and useful, but for
> > > heaven's sake please work on cleanliness of your code some more and
> > > undo that colossal damage ... preferably before working on other
> > > areas of the kernel.
> >
> > This code took the normal path for inclusion and discussion. If you
> > find it so horrible, you should complained before. Fact is that you
> > Acked it :)
>
> yes, of course, i still think it's a good and nice patch, all things
> considered =B-)
>
> > If you wanted to make a joke, I find it quite misplaced.
>
> no, i just wanted to make a demonstration that one can be pretty nasty
> in on-lkml replies while being technically correct :-) I think you went
> a bit overboard in your replies to Davide. Lets move this back into
> constructive channels, ok? :)

I'm digging into the pending futex bugs anyway. I'm doing some cleanups
along the way to make the code look more like it used to look before :)

tglx


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