Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
>
> Andrew can surely answer that, but it could be something as
> simple as wanting to build a more stable kernel (one without
> so much churn), so that things have time to mature and
> improve without breaking so many other things...

Not to mention that when this gets into the kernel, Andrew's the one that
will have to deal with a ton of "switch semaphores to mutexes" patches
that will slowly update the entire kernel.  These patches will probably
continue to come in for a few years. ;)

IIRC, that was one of his rational reasons why he didn't want the timer
name change.

-- Steve

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- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
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- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
  - From: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]>
- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
  - From: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
  - From: Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>
- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
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- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
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- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
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- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
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- Re: [patch 0/9] mutex subsystem, -V4
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