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From: Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: serue@us.ibm.com, zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, jmorris@namei.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/5] TPM: Locking update
Date: Fri,  3 Oct 2008 13:30:05 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1223042186.git.srajiv@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)


1) Removes unnecessary BKL from tpm.c
2) Changes the num_opens variable name to is_open since it's a binary
state
3) Implements the use of RCU to protect tpm_chip_list
4) Insert .remove function in tis_pnp_driver structure
5) Puts the timer deletion before the flushing of unfinished jobs

TPM: update char dev BKL pushdown
TPM: num_opens to is_open variable change
TPM: rcu locking
TPM: pnp remove
TPM: tpm_release() timing

 drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c     |   92 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h     |    3 +-
 drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c |   14 ++++++-
 3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)


             reply	other threads:[~2008-10-03 16:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-03 16:30 Rajiv Andrade [this message]
2008-10-03 16:30 ` [PATCH 1/5] TPM: update char dev BKL pushdown Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-03 16:30 ` [PATCH 2/5] TPM: num_opens to is_open variable change Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-03 16:30 ` [PATCH 3/5] TPM rcu locking Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-03 16:57   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-10-03 19:12     ` [PATCH 3/5][resubmit] TPM: " Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-03 19:53       ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-10-06 14:21       ` [PATCH 3/5][resubmit][BUG] " Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-06 14:29         ` [PATCH 3/5][resubmit][FIXED] " Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-03 16:30 ` [PATCH 4/5] TPM: addition of pnp_remove() Rajiv Andrade
2008-10-03 20:05   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-10-10 19:50     ` Rajiv Andrade
2008-11-04 14:24       ` Marcel Selhorst
2008-10-03 16:30 ` [PATCH 5/5] TPM: Fixed tpm_release() timing Rajiv Andrade

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