Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 23 May 2008 08:36:10 -0300 | From | "Kevin Winchester" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86: Switch apm to unlocked_kernel |
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On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > This pushes the lock a fair way down and the final kill looks like it > should be an easy project for someone who wants to have a shot at it. >
I would like to have a shot at this if no one else if currently working on it. This would be my first attempt to graduate from testing (and a few simple patches) to an actual functional change. I would expect that the steps involved are:
- See what data is affected under the BKL - See where else that data may be affected (including possible parallel calls to the same path) - Decide what locking is necessary - Implement it (the easy part)
If this is about right (and I'm not missing anything major) - I will give it a try and see where I get.
If, however, I have just proved that I do not have a full grasp of the problem, or if someone else is already working on this particular path - please let me know.
-- Kevin Winchester
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