Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation

[Christopher Friesen]

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 08:35 -0600, Christopher Friesen wrote:

> > In this case, introducing a new API means the changes can be made over time.
>
>
> in this case, doing this change gradual I think is a mistake. We should
> do all of the in-kernel code at least... 

This means verifying all the users before patch submission, which may be 
problematic.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you create a new API you 
have the option of converting the obvious cases first, which should 
cover the majority of users.  Anywhere the behaviour is non-obvious can 
be left using the old API, and the out-of-tree users will continue to 
work correctly.

Chris
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