Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:47:02 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -tip 0/3] expedited "big hammer" RCU grace periods |
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > Our general preference is to zap code. > > /me stares at: > > $ git diff --stat -M v2.6.30..v2.6.31-rc1 | tail -1 > 7743 files changed, 782278 insertions(+), 403162 deletions(-) > > /me corrects himself:
Yes. Our general preference is to zap code, if only because it's so damn unusual.
When one out of a hundred patches actually has more removals than additions, we make a big deal out of it ("Look - I actually simplified things"). For the 99 other patches we never size in polite company.
Oh well. But every time we add lines, we do it with the _best_ intentions.
Linus
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