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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@intel.com>
Cc: Daniel Walker <dwalker@mvista.com>,
	linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	len.brown@intel.com, ak@linux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] acpi: add real mutex function calls
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:14:58 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1216631698.7257.29.camel@twins> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1216605078.4135.23.camel@yakui_zhao.sh.intel.com>

On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 09:51 +0800, Zhao Yakui wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 11:16 -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > Instead of re-using semaphores for the mutex operation, I've
> > added usage of the kernel mutex for the os mutex implementation.
> > 
> What is the advantage that the kernel mutex is used for the ACPI mutex
> implementation instead of using semaphore?
> And it seems that too much ACPICA source code is touched.

You get help from lockdep, and also our goal is to fully eradicate
semaphore usage.


  reply	other threads:[~2008-07-21  9:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-07-19 18:16 [PATCH 0/3] acpi: acpi: sem out, mutex/completion in Daniel Walker
2008-07-19 18:16 ` [PATCH 1/3] acpi: add real mutex function calls Daniel Walker
2008-07-19 18:16   ` [PATCH 2/3] acpi: semaphore removal Daniel Walker
2008-07-19 18:16     ` [PATCH 3/3] Add lockdep integration for the ACPI mutex usage Daniel Walker
2008-07-20  8:15     ` [PATCH 2/3] acpi: semaphore removal Dave Chinner
2008-07-20 14:49       ` Daniel Walker
2008-07-21  1:51   ` [PATCH 1/3] acpi: add real mutex function calls Zhao Yakui
2008-07-21  9:14     ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2008-07-21  9:17       ` Andi Kleen
2008-07-21  9:24         ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-07-21 19:15           ` Andi Kleen
2008-07-21 19:33             ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-07-21 19:55               ` Matthew Wilcox
2008-07-21 20:22                 ` Daniel Walker
2008-07-21 20:00               ` Andi Kleen
2008-07-21 20:38                 ` Daniel Walker
2008-07-21 13:59         ` Daniel Walker
2008-07-21 13:56     ` Daniel Walker
2008-07-21 19:20       ` Andi Kleen
2008-07-21 19:39         ` Daniel Walker
2008-07-23 22:14           ` Moore, Robert
2008-07-24 12:44             ` Daniel Walker

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