Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [announce] [patch] Voluntary Kernel Preemption Patch

Lee Revell
2004-07-13T09:29:07Z

On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 05:00, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> wrote:
> >
> > > framebuffer scrolling inside lock_kernel(). Tricky. Suggest you use X or
> > > vgacon. You can try removing the lock_kernel() calls from do_tty_write(),
> > > but make sure you're wearing ear protection.
> > >
> >
> > OK, I figured this was not an easy one. I can just not do that.
>
> Why not? You can certainly try removing those [un]lock_kernel() calls.
>

Maybe I missed something. What exactly do you mean by 'make sure you're
wearing ear protection'?

Lee