From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Menage Subject: Re: ACPI global lock macros Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 01:42:34 -0800 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <3FD5990A.9020908@google.com> References: <3FD59441.2000202@google.com> <1070962573.5223.2.camel@laptop.fenrus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1070962573.5223.2.camel-PDvaWZGbcxi0rsOeZxrteAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: arjanv-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org Cc: agrover-qb8aLOKklSjp4P8CbLYnNQ@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > maybe the odd thing is that it exists at all? > (eg why does ACPI need to have it's own locking primitives...) Because the ACPI spec defines its own locking protocol for synchronization between the OS and the BIOS. Paul ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/