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From: ido@wizery.com (Ido Yariv)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] hwspinlock/core: Add testing capabilities
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:27:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121230142710.GA16250@WorkStation.localnet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKvkGKep9Fgib=iwCE4RnBWrfsMkJu4CcpNxUDqnkyHpkjohuA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Steve,

On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 10:13:08PM +0800, steve.zhan wrote:
> Hi,
> ?? Acked-by: Steve zhan zhanzhenbo at gmail.com
> ?
> ?? "I'd rather not test the spinlocks after they are registering as they
> might already be in use by then."
> 
> ??? Why? I think user must use it after hwspin_lock_register have retured
> sucess.

Once the spinlocks are registered anyone can request and acquire these.
The tests could then interfere with any users of the hwspinlock layer,
or simply fail (because the spinlocks might already be acquired).

Thanks,
Ido.

  reply	other threads:[~2012-12-30 14:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-12-29  9:19 [PATCH] hwspinlock/core: Add testing capabilities steve.zhan
2012-12-30 11:20 ` Ido Yariv
2012-12-30 14:13   ` steve.zhan
2012-12-30 14:27     ` Ido Yariv [this message]
2012-12-30 14:56       ` steve.zhan
2012-12-30 15:17         ` Ido Yariv
2012-12-30 15:39           ` steve.zhan
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-12-12 20:27 Ido Yariv

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