Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:34:43 -0800 | From | "David C. Hansen" <> | Subject | Re: [LART] pc_keyb.c changes |
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Alexander Viro wrote:
> Could the person who switched from BKL to spin_lock_irqsave() in > pc_keyb.c please share whatever the hell he had been smoking? Free clue: > disabling interrupts for long intervals to improve scalability is right up > there with fighting for peace and fucking for virginity. As I slowly raise my hand to take, um credit....
This is definitely one of the drivers I to take a second look at, now that I know about the BKL being held for block and char device opens. Do you have any ideas how else to do this safely since aux_count is referenced during an interrupt?
-- Dave Hansen dave@sr71.net
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