[PATCH v7] introduce macro spin_event_timeout()

[Grant Likely]

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Timur Tabi <timur at freescale.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Grant Likely
> <grant.likely at secretlab.ca> wrote:
>> In other words, write your patches which use it and submit the lot as
>> a patch series with this patch as the first.  That gives some evidence
>> that this macro will actually be used and useful.
>
> This is going to be more difficult than you think.  The problem is
> that I don't have access to much hardware that uses drivers which can
> take advantage of this macro.  I can find one, maybe two examples, but
> if I put a timeout that's too short, I might break some other platform
> without knowing it.

Then let it lie fallow on the list and in patchwork.  It is published,
and people know that it is available (I'll certainly consider it as I
do driver work), but there must be real (not just theoretical) in
kernel users of the interface.  I someone wants to use it, then they
can add it to their series or ping the list about getting it merged.

g.

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Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.