Re: [PATCH] x86/smp: Use atomic_try_cmpxchg() to micro-optimize native_stop_other_cpus()

[Dave Hansen]

On 11/22/23 12:18, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> I'm not here to discuss policies, but the "don't fix it if it ain't
> broke" policy is a slippery slope, as it can lead to stagnation in the
> long term. Please read what happened here [1].
> 
> [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/488847/

Even though I'm not dying to apply this patch, I will take a look at it
again if it improves in how its changelog is phrased, actually makes the
code more readable and comes with some kind of statement about how
thoroughly it was tested.