Re: [PATCH 01/12] rwsem: make the waiter type an enumeration ratherthan a bitmask

[Rik van Riel]

On 03/06/2013 06:21 PM, Michel Lespinasse wrote:
> We are not planning to add some new waiter flags, so we can convert the
> waiter type into an enumeration.
>
> Background: David Howells suggested I do this back when I tried adding
> a new waiter type for unfair readers. However, I believe the cleanup
> applies regardless of that use case.

Given the discussion on patch 10/12 and 11/12, could we benefit
from the fair vs. unfair distinction?

> Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx>


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