Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:53:32 +0300 | From | Ivan Kokshaysky <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][2.5] Protect smp_call_function_data w/ spinlocks on Alpha |
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On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 06:51:54AM -0500, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote: > This is an untested patch to remove the custom mutex, however it > doesn't maintain the same semantics wrt 'retry' and unconditionally > blocks on contention.
Why do you want to remove it? The critical data here is a single pointer which can be effectively protected without spinlock.
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