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Andrew, On Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 04:31:00PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > Here is the summary of the various point raised by your review and the current > > status. I am hoping to close all points by next release. > > > > ... > > > > [akpm]: use fget_light() in some place instead of fget() > > - not sure understand when to use one versus the other > > > > They are always interchangeable. fget_light() is simply an optimised, > messier-to-use version. What are exactly the assumptions of fget_light()? > > > > > .. > > > > [akpm]: carta_random32() should be in another header file > > - yes, I know. Should I create a specific header file? I don't think random.h > > is meant for this. > > I suppose so. Or just stick the declaration into kernel.h. > > I had a patch go past the other day which had a hand-rolled > fast-but-not-very-good pseudo random number generator in it. I couldn't > remember where I'd seen one, and now I can't remember what patch it was > that needed it. Sigh. > > Anyway, a standalone patch which adds that function into lib/whatever.c > would be nice. I will post a standalone patch for carta random. I can provide a standalone header file in include/linux/carta_random.h. -- -Stephane - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||
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