From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262624AbTDETQt (for ); Sat, 5 Apr 2003 14:16:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262626AbTDETQt (for ); Sat, 5 Apr 2003 14:16:49 -0500 Received: from smtp2.clear.net.nz ([203.97.37.27]:45300 "EHLO smtp2.clear.net.nz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262624AbTDETQs (for ); Sat, 5 Apr 2003 14:16:48 -0500 Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 07:25:12 +1200 From: Nigel Cunningham Subject: Re: PATCH: Fixes for ide-disk.c In-reply-to: <1049561200.25700.7.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> To: Alan Cox Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Message-id: <1049570711.3320.2.camel@laptop-linux.cunninghams> Organization: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <1049527877.1865.17.camel@laptop-linux.cunninghams> <1049561200.25700.7.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi. On Sun, 2003-04-06 at 04:46, Alan Cox wrote: > Drive->blocked is a single bit field. Its not a counting lock. Either > we are blocked or not. Okay. We need a different solution then, but the problem remains - the driver can get multiple, nexted calls to block and unblock. Can it become a counting lock? Regards, Nigel -- Nigel Cunningham 495 St Georges Road South, Hastings 4201, New Zealand Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth. -- 2 Timothy 2:14, NASB.