Re: [PATCH] [0/6] kfifo fixes/improvements

[Andi Kleen]

On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 09:04:13PM +0100, Stefani Seibold wrote:
> The interface hasn't been changed, only the implementation. So it should

Ok I guess I was still thinking of your earlier version which
had a new interface.

> It is exactly the same behavior as the old kfifo API, so no user relies
> on the new "kfifo_in atomic" feature. The only user is you. And it is

That's not established. They might be just broken.

OK i checked and they all use power-of-two currently so by sheer
luck (I doubt it is by design) they work. Still I think that
open deathtrap should be fixed.

I also don't understand how that patch "breaks your future work"
Please elaborate on that.

-Andi

P.S.: I must say you make it really hard to use kfifos.

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