| Date | Wed, 2 Jun 2010 16:10:29 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/31] tty: BKL removal |
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On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 12:16:44AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Tuesday 01 June 2010 22:52:40 Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > > > As promised, here is a resend of the patches from > > both Alan and myself, making the BKL optional > > in the TTY layer. Please apply to your tty-next > > tree. > > FWIW, I've documented what I've learned about the BKL (now BTM) > locking in the tty code, see > http://kernelnewbies.org/BigKernelLock?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=tty_lock.png > > I hope that helps in the process of killing the BTM itself.
Very cool, thanks for documenting this. I'll queue up your patches in a few days.
greg k-h
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