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Re: [PATCH] Fix elision in nested trylock.
- From: "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos at redhat dot com>
- To: Andi Kleen <andi at firstfloor dot org>
- Cc: Torvald Riegel <triegel at redhat dot com>, GLIBC Devel <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:02:58 -0400
- 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>
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.
Cheers,
Carlos.