From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
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: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:46:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m21v8mkhg7.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1284492909-7147-8-git-send-email-arnd@arndb.de> (Arnd Bergmann's message of "Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:34:58 +0200")
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.
Andreas.
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2010-09-14 19:34 ` [PATCH 07/18] m68k: remove big kernel lock Arnd Bergmann
2010-09-21 19:46 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2010-09-22 11:04 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-10-16 17:35 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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