Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 5 May 2010 20:59:05 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 10/13] tty: untangle locking of wait_until_sent |
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> Some wait_until_sent versions require the big > tty mutex, others don't and some callers of > wait_until_sent already hold it while other don't. > That leads to recursive use of the BTM in these > functions, which we're trying to get rid of.
I don't believe any of the currently live ones do.
> drivers/char/amiserial.c | 6 +++--- > drivers/char/generic_serial.c | 2 +-
Both ex drivers
> drivers/char/hvc_console.c | 2 +- > drivers/char/hvcs.c | 2 +-
Doesn't seemn to need it
> drivers/char/ip2/ip2main.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
I don't think we care - the driver is a mess, its probably not been used in years
> drivers/char/serial167.c | 6 +++---
Historical value only and broken
> drivers/char/specialix.c | 2 +-
Broken
> drivers/serial/68328serial.c | 2 +- > drivers/serial/68360serial.c | 5 ++---
Both defunct
> drivers/serial/crisv10.c | 12 +++++++-----
Defunct
> net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c | 2 +-
Semi-defunct at best
This makes me think that now might be a good time to consign the broken crap to the bitbucket unless someone stands up with hardware and who wants to maintain it.
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