Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:59:53 -0600 | | From | "Christopher Friesen" <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation |
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Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 08:35 -0600, Christopher Friesen wrote:
>>In this case, introducing a new API means the changes can be made over time. > > > in this case, doing this change gradual I think is a mistake. We should > do all of the in-kernel code at least...
This means verifying all the users before patch submission, which may be problematic.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you create a new API you have the option of converting the obvious cases first, which should cover the majority of users. Anywhere the behaviour is non-obvious can be left using the old API, and the out-of-tree users will continue to work correctly.
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