[PATCH] lib/list_sort: introduce list_sort_nonatomic() and remove dummy cmp() calls

Richard Weinberger richard at nod.at
Tue Mar 17 07:38:41 PDT 2026


----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
>> For UBIFS, this patch doesn't alter the frequency, timing, or behavior
>> of the cond_resched() calls at all, so I am confident that this won't
>> introduce any regressions.
> 
> I'd be tempted to drop the workaround and remove the cond_resched
> from ubifs given that entirely non-preemptible scheduling models are
> on their way out.

arm32 still has no preempt-lazy.
This is one of the biggest platforms where UBIFS is still used.

Thanks,
//richard



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