From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jesse Barnes Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 20:32:23 +0000 Subject: [Linux-ia64] Re: [PATCH] sal calls w/o taking sal_lock Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 12:28:26PM -0800, David Mosberger wrote: > Jesse> This patch adds SAL_CALL_NOLOCK so that platforms may call the SAL > Jesse> without taking a lock, if appropriate. The ia64_sal_mc_rendez() has > Jesse> been changed to use it, since it won't return until all CPUs have been > Jesse> rendevoused by the SAL, if I understand correctly. It's also used by > Jesse> various SN specific SAL routines that access the system controllers > Jesse> and might be useful to other plaforms. > > http://lia64.bkbits.net:8080/to-linus-2.5/cset@1.1113?nav=index.html Oops! That's what I get for not checking bkbits before I post something... Anyway, glad it's there. Thanks, Jesse