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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Ira W. Snyder" <iws@ovro.caltech.edu>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, socketcan-core@lists.berlios.de,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, sameo@linux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] can: add support for Janz VMOD-ICAN3 Intelligent CAN module
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:03:59 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100401130359.9a9b5c7b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1269881932-3803-3-git-send-email-iws@ovro.caltech.edu>

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:58:51 -0700
"Ira W. Snyder" <iws@ovro.caltech.edu> wrote:

> The Janz VMOD-ICAN3 is a MODULbus daughterboard which fits onto any
> MODULbus carrier board. It is an intelligent CAN controller with a
> microcontroller and associated firmware.
> 

A neat-looking driver.

> ...
>
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&mod->lock, flags);
>
> ...

It does this rather a lot.  it seems to be doing quite a lot of work
under that lock, too - quite a lot of memcpy_toio(), other stuff.

Is there potential here to disable interrupt for too long?  Not
possible to use spin_lock_bh() here?


  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-04-01 20:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-03-29 16:58 [PATCH 2/3] can: add support for Janz VMOD-ICAN3 Intelligent CAN module Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-29 16:58 ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-30  8:14 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-30  8:14   ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-31  6:46   ` David Miller
2010-04-01 20:03 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2010-04-02  0:43   ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-04-02  0:43     ` Ira W. Snyder
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-03-18 16:38 Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-19  9:01 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-19  9:01   ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-19 15:19   ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-19 15:19     ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-19 15:45     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-19 20:03       ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-19 20:13         ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-19 20:13           ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-19 21:52           ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-20  7:55             ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-20  7:55               ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 15:53               ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 15:53                 ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 19:17                 ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 19:17                   ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 19:23                   ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 19:23                     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 20:12                     ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 20:12                       ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 20:10                   ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 20:10                     ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 20:28                     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 20:28                       ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 20:51                       ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 20:51                         ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-22 21:24                         ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-22 21:24                           ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-02 21:22 [PATCH 0/3 RFCv4] add support for Janz MODULbus devices Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-02 21:22 ` [PATCH 2/3] can: add support for Janz VMOD-ICAN3 Intelligent CAN module Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-17 19:33   ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-18  8:36     ` Wolfgang Grandegger
2010-03-18 15:19       ` Ira W. Snyder
2010-03-18 16:06         ` Wolfgang Grandegger

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