Re: Full hostlock pushdown available

James Bottomley
2010-11-01T14:29:55Z

On Mon, 2010-11-01 at 15:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > OK, so can you post an actual diff? It obviously has to be done in one
> > > commit rather than the 87 you have.
> > >
> >
> > So it appears this series will still need the atomic_add_return() usage
> > in scsi_cmd_get_serial() and drop host_lock usage from those LLDs that
> > we know can be converted to 'host_lock-less', yes..?
>
> Yes that is correct. The series is just a dumb push down, no additional
> improvements (except some very minor ones). These patches
> are still needed in addition, so it would be just a base for it
>
> Also James if you use the patch and don't pull
> please regenerate it from the git tree (or tell me to send it again) --
> i did some fixes based on feedback.

You can separate the Doc commits, but the lock pushdown still has to be
a single commit for bisectability. If you respin the patch, I can add
the description if you want.

James