Re: [patch] locking, percpu counters: introduce separate lock classes

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>]

* David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:

> From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:56:50 +0100
> 
> > 
> > * David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
> > > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:05:36 +0100
> > > 
> > > > One small nit: could you please add the Reported-by line for Jeff Kirscher 
> > > > who reported the problem originally:
> > > > 
> > > >  Reported-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
> > > 
> > > I'll make sure to add that to the commit message after
> > > you successfully test Herbert's patch.
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
> > 
> > early indications are good: after about 15 random bootup tests the lockdep 
> > warning has not triggered. (it would trigger on every 2nd kernel before 
> > that - there's a 66% chance for lockdep to be enabled in my randconfig 
> > tests)
> 
> Sounds good.  I'll toss this into my net-2.6 tree, with Jeff's 
> reported-by and your Tested-by, and send this off to Linus tonight.

cool. If by tonight you dont get a followup mail from me then you can 
assume that the patch passed hundreds of tests here.

	Ingo