Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/12] Use mutex instead of semaphore in driver core | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Date | Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:57:24 +0100 |
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On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 09:52 +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> Hm, actually it's not so hard, but If I resend the 12 patches seems > like spam to lkml :-). > > Of cource, if you all don't mind and it is really needed, I will do that.
As it stands now I'm quite convinced these patches will make lockdep scream bloody murder, so these patches would need quite some more work before they're usable.
> > > > Also, I don't think your series is bisectable, ie. 1/12 changes > > device::sem -> device::mutex, and 12/12 changes a user of it. > > Sorry, I don't use git tools now. Could you tell me how to fix it? > thanks in advance.
Just ensure that the kernel builds after each applied patch. If you're using quilt, something like:
while (quilt push && make)
should finish the whole series.
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