Re: [PATCH] preempt abstraction

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik _at_ mandrakesoft.com>]

David Howells wrote:
>         ftp://infradead.org/pub/people/dwh/preempt-252p10.diff.bz2

> It also replaces instances of:
> 
>         if (current->need_resched())
>                 schedule();
> 
> With:
> 
>         preempt();


Regardless of the benefit of abstracting access to
current->need_resched, I've always thought something like this was
needed for code cleanliness as well.  Since yield is now in 2.5.2-preXX,
why not add your patch too.  Nice...

	Jeff



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