Re: [PATCH 2.6.20-rc5 4/4] sys_futex64 : allows 64bit futexes

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Wed Jan 17 2007 - 19:18:21 EST


On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 10:04:53AM +0100, Pierre Peiffer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This latest patch is an adaptation of the sys_futex64 syscall provided in
> -rt
> patch (originally written by Ingo). It allows the use of 64bit futex.

Big NACK here, we don't need yet another goddamn multiplexer. Please
make this individual syscalls for the actual operations.

> + if (!ret) {
> + switch (cmp) {
> + case FUTEX_OP_CMP_EQ: ret = (oldval == cmparg); break;
> + case FUTEX_OP_CMP_NE: ret = (oldval != cmparg); break;

Please indent this properly, the ret = .. and reak need to go onto
a line on it's own.

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