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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac_esp: remove redundant mutual exclusion
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:28:50 -0400 (EDT)
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From: Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:01:34 +1000 (EST)

> Mutual exclusion is redundant here because all the paths in the call graph 
> leading to esp_driver_ops.send_dma_cmd() happen under spin_lock_irqsave/ 
> spin_lock_irqrestore. Remove it.
> 
> Tested on a Mac Quadra 660av and a Mac LC 630.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>

This patch should be CC:'d to linux-scsi not netdev

I understand how the networking maintainer is very responsive
and the SCSI maintainer generally takes forever, so your
Freudian slip will go unjudged :-)