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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:31:36 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc3-mm2 4/4] sys_futex64 : allows 64bit futexes
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On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:12:11 -0700 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> wrote:

> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > Why do we want 64-bit futexes?
> 
> I sent this to you already on 1/12/2007:
> 
> http://udrepper.livejournal.com/13123.html
> 

Well OK.  But that doesn't actually explain why 64-bit mutexes are needed.
It just says they are required.