Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Mar 2007 03:49:01 +1100 | From | Paul Mackerras <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2/6 -rt] powerpc 2.6.20-rt8: to convert spinlocks to raw ones. |
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Sergei Shtylyov writes:
> I've already sent a patch fixing this one (along with many others) a month > ago: > > http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2007-February/031164.html > > I wonder iof it was ever considered... :-/
The entire patch description was just this:
> Convert the spinlocks in the PowerPC interrupt related code into the raw ones, > also convert the PURR and PMC related spinlocks...
which says what you did, but gives NO CLUE about why this might be a good thing to do - what problem it fixes or what desirable outcome it produces. I will not apply patches with inadequate descriptions.
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