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Re: [PATCH 09/10] Fix tst-mutexpi8

From: Andi Kleen <ak at linux dot intel dot com>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor dot org>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:49:20 -0800
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] Fix tst-mutexpi8
References: <1357849182-21257-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org><1357849182-21257-10-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org><20130110211616.9D6F22C06C@topped-with-meat.com>

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 01:16:16PM -0800, Roland McGrath wrote:
> This does not depend on anything else and should be separate.

The lock elision patchkit depends on it: you cannot successfully
run the test suite without it, since it triggers this bug.

I prefer to have all patches needed in one patchkit.

> The log entry is inadequate.  If you write a log entry that
> follows our standards, then this change will be fine.

Not fully sure what is missing? AFAIK it describes the situation.
Since it's a simple situation only two sentences are needed.

-Andi

-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] Fix tst-mutexpi8
  - From: Roland McGrath

References:
- TSX lock elision for glibc v2
  - From: Andi Kleen
- [PATCH 09/10] Fix tst-mutexpi8
  - From: Andi Kleen
- Re: [PATCH 09/10] Fix tst-mutexpi8
  - From: Roland McGrath

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