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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:38:40 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: PATCH: Fixes for ide-disk.c
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Hi!

> > 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?
> 
> Blocked is a binary power management described state, its not a lock.
> What are you actually trying to do ?

He's trying to fix swsusp. Just now it likes
to BUG() for some people.
-- 
				Pavel
Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you don't need...