Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Add Zawrs support and use it for spinlocks

From: Andrea Parri
Date: Fri Oct 20 2023 - 06:19:51 EST


(Removing Heiko's @vrull address from Cc:, since it seemed to bounce, keeping
his @sntech address.)

> I had a quick look at your changes, and they look good to me.

Great. Thank you for looking them over.

> Did you agree with Palmer about testing requirements?
> I.e., do we need to run this on hardware that implements Zawrs in a
> non-trivial way?

I didn't quite discuss such specific requirements or hardware implementations,
but I agree that's a valid concern. Not that I currently have access to such
hardware; any further inputs/data will be appreciated.

> I can try to raise the priority on this here, but can't promise anything.
> For me it is also ok if you take over this patchset.

Thanks. Either way works for me. No urgency from my side. I'd say - let us
leave this up to the community/other reviewers. (IIUC, Palmer was recovering
from a certain flu and might need more time than usual to get back here.)

Andrea