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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 0/4] Introducing a queue read/write lock implementation
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On 01/30/2014 10:17 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 02:04:53PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> So I took out that ugly union and rewrote the code to be mostly
>> atomic_*(), gcc generates acceptable code and its smaller too.
>>
>>      824       0       0     824     338 defconfig-build/kernel/locking/qrwlock.o
>>      776       0       0     776     308 defconfig-build/kernel/locking/qrwlock.o
>>
>> I don't think I wrecked it, but I've not actually tried it yet.
> I did wreck it.. :-)
>
> The below is still small and actually works.
>
> ---
>   arch/x86/Kconfig                      |    1
>   arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h       |    2
>   arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock_types.h |    4
>   b/arch/x86/include/asm/qrwlock.h      |   18 +++
>   b/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h       |  174 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   b/include/asm-generic/qrwlock_types.h |   17 +++
>   b/kernel/locking/qrwlock.c            |  157 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   kernel/Kconfig.locks                  |    7 +
>   kernel/locking/Makefile               |    1
>   9 files changed, 381 insertions(+)
>
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>

OK, I see what you are trying to do. I can apply the change to my patch 
& send out v12. So I presume that you are now OK with it. Can I add your 
sign-off line?

-Longman