Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 03 Nov 2000 16:37:48 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page (Updated as of 2.4.0-test10) |
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Alan Cox wrote: > > * Check all devices use resources properly (Everyone now has to use > > request_region and check the return since we no longer single > > thread driver inits in all module cases. Also memory regions are > > now requestable and a lot of old drivers dont know this yet. -- > > Alan Cox) > > Folks have done most of the common drivers. So its not really a show stopper > now just a 'clean up'
s/check_region/request_region/ is moving along, but there is still a ways to go. I agree with "folks have done most of the common drivers"
I have seen very few additions of request_mem_region, though.
> > * Issue with notifiers that try to deregister themselves? (lnz; > > notifier locking change by Garzik should backed out, according to > > Jeff) > > and according to Alan
Fixed for a couple versions now.
> > * Spin doing ioctls on a down netdeice as it unloads == BOOM > > (prumpf, Alan Cox) Possible other net driver SMP issues (andi > > kleen) > > Turns out to be safe according to Jeff and ANK
To avoid Andi confusing the issue :) ...
1) The first item listed does not exist
2) the second item listed exists -- many net drivers are not SMP. They are most of the way there, but there are still small races which exist in some drivers.
Jeff
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