[ping] Re: Lock elision tuning interface

[H.J. Lu]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:
> Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> writes:
>
> Ping! Any comments on this patchkit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Andi
>
>> This patchkit is an updated version of the glibc elision tuning
>> interface through environment variables. An earlier variant
>> of this code was in the original elision code submission,
>> but was not added.
>>
>> This version updates it to include a white list through
>> a configuration file. This allows to disable it as needed,
>> when there are concerns that changing elision parameters
>> may impact root programs.
>>
>> The white list can also be enabled/disabled at build time.
>>
>> I would like to have the environment interface because
>> it gives more flexibility to distributions. For example
>> they can disable elision by default, but still allow
>> users to override that choice. Or enable it by default,
>> but allow disabling if needed. In addition it also
>> allows to tune the various retry parameters.
>>
>> I also included the test code and the manual
>> that did not make it in last time.
>>
>> -Andi
>

Can you provide a link for the patches?

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H.J.