Re: [patch] locking, percpu counters: introduce separate lockclasses

[David Miller]

From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:56:50 +0100

> 
> * David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:05:36 +0100
> > 
> > > One small nit: could you please add the Reported-by line for Jeff Kirscher 
> > > who reported the problem originally:
> > > 
> > >  Reported-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > I'll make sure to add that to the commit message after
> > you successfully test Herbert's patch.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> early indications are good: after about 15 random bootup tests the lockdep 
> warning has not triggered. (it would trigger on every 2nd kernel before 
> that - there's a 66% chance for lockdep to be enabled in my randconfig 
> tests)

Sounds good.  I'll toss this into my net-2.6 tree, with Jeff's
reported-by and your Tested-by, and send this off to Linus
tonight.

Thanks everyone.
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