[LART] pc_keyb.c changes

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 03:25:59 -0500 (EST)


Could the person who switched from BKL to spin_lock_irqsave() in
pc_keyb.c please share whatever the hell he had been smoking? Free clue:
disabling interrupts for long intervals to improve scalability is right up
there with fighting for peace and fucking for virginity.

Linus, could we please revert that crap and feed the authors to
Larry? If they are religious about Scalability At Any Cost, Common Sense
Be Damned(tm) - let's give them a chance to become martyrs...

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