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Re: [PATCH] Fix elision in nested trylock.
- From: Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor dot org>
- To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor dot org>, Torvald Riegel <triegel at redhat dot com>, GLIBC Devel <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 22:07:47 +0200
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix elision in nested trylock.
- References: <1372288203 dot 22198 dot 1113 dot camel at triegel dot csb> <20130627004146 dot GK6123 at two dot firstfloor dot org> <1372323284 dot 22198 dot 2309 dot camel at triegel dot csb> <20130627191642 dot GP6123 at two dot firstfloor dot org> <1372706690 dot 22198 dot 3982 dot camel at triegel dot csb> <20130701193946 dot GO6123 at two dot firstfloor dot org> <51D1E072 dot 5060108 at redhat dot com>
On Mon, Jul 01, 2013 at 04:02:58PM -0400, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> On 07/01/2013 03:39 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > I believe it's also fairly clear to anyone familiar with the TSX
> > specification, and if they are not they should not touch this code.
>
> In a perfect world perhaps, but that's not reality. Even those
> familiar with the specification eventually forget, and better
> comments are always useful.
I added an extra sentence now (and fixed the spello)
-Andi
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