Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:47:54 -0500 | From | Benjamin LaHaise <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.5.54] hermes: serialization fixes |
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On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 12:39:29PM -0500, Stephen Evanchik wrote: > The hermes MAC controller module wasn't serializing BAP seek calls. This > caused an eventual Rx/Tx failure which equates tens of thousands of errors on > the wireless interface. A simple spinlock is used to keep things in line. > > Any comments are appreciated, I don't believe this is the best solution, but > it is working well. Patches can be downloaded from here:
Why not put the spinlock/unlock inside hermes_bap_seek()? Smaller, better contained and more readable.
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