Re: [PATCH 2/2] sysctl: lockdep support for sysctl reference counting.

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Mon Mar 30 2009 - 19:50:39 EST


Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:53:04 -0700
> ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Eric W. Biederman) wrote:
>
>> Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > So I merged these two patches. I designated them as to-be-merged via
>> > Alexey, with a Cc:Peter (IOW: wakey wakey ;))
>>
>> It is more sysctl than proc but whichever. As long as people aren't
>> blind sided at the last minute I'm fine.
>
> Yep. But keeping all fs/proc/ changes in Alexey's tree keeps things
> neat and is part of my secret maintainer-impressment plot.

Sounds like a plan. You work on that. I will work on undermining
the plot by breaking /proc into it's several separate filesystems.

> OK, fine, but to avoid confusion and to overtly announce this
> preference, please do add the From: Line?

Sounds like a plan. In truth I have been deleting that line from my
patches anyway.... It just seemed silly to have it in there when
the real From matched.

Eric

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