From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>,
linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/18] m68k: remove big kernel lock
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:04:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201009221304.45353.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m21v8mkhg7.fsf@igel.home>
On Tuesday 21 September 2010, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>
> Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> writes:
>
> > The cache flush code only locks against itself, so there
> > is no excuse to use the BKL here. This replaces it with
> > a local mutex in order to maintain serialization of flushes.
>
> I don't think this needs a lock at all.
>
Quite likely, I just took the most conservative approach.
If you want to queue a patch to drop the BKL from m68k, I'll
happily drop this one from my series.
Arnd
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-09-22 11:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-09-14 19:34 [PATCH 00/18] Make the big kernel lock optional Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 19:34 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 19:34 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 19:34 ` [PATCH 05/18] alpha: kill big kernel lock Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 19:41 ` Matt Turner
2010-09-14 20:07 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 20:12 ` Matt Turner
2010-09-14 19:34 ` [PATCH 07/18] m68k: remove " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-21 19:46 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-09-22 11:04 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2010-10-16 17:35 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2010-09-14 19:34 ` [PATCH 08/18] parisc: " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-15 1:14 ` Kyle McMartin
2010-09-14 19:35 ` [uml-devel] [PATCH 10/18] uml: kill " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 19:35 ` [PATCH 13/18] i4l: " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-16 2:31 ` David Miller
2010-09-14 19:35 ` [PATCH 14/18] misdn: " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-16 2:31 ` David Miller
2010-09-14 19:35 ` [PATCH 15/18] dvb/bt8xx: kill the " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-14 19:35 ` [PATCH 16/18] dvb-core: " Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-15 9:37 ` [PATCH 00/18] Make the big kernel lock optional Stephen Rothwell
2010-09-15 9:37 ` Stephen Rothwell
2010-09-15 9:37 ` Stephen Rothwell
[not found] <1284493139-7233-1-git-send-email-arnd@arndb.de>
2010-09-14 19:40 ` [PATCH 07/18] m68k: remove big kernel lock Arnd Bergmann
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