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    SubjectRe: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 16/23] rcu: Prevent initialization-time quiescent-state race
    On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 04:21:30PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
    > On Wed, 2012-09-05 at 11:19 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
    > > I tried that, and got a surprisingly large set of conflicts. Ah, OK,
    > > the problem is that breaking up rcu_gp_kthread() into subfunctions
    > > did enough code motion to defeat straightforward rebasing. Is there
    > > some way to tell "git rebase" about such code motion, or would this
    > > need to be carried out carefully by hand?
    >
    > The alternative is doing that rebase by hand and in the process make
    > that code movement patch (6) obsolete by making patches (1) and (3)
    > introduce the code in the final form :-)
    >
    > Yay for less patches :-)

    Actually, my original intent was that patches 1-6 be one patch.
    The need to locate a nasty bug caused me to split it up. So the best
    approach is to squash patches 1-6 together with the related patches.

    Thanx, paul



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