Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:49:45 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c: BKL pushdown? |
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On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:37:21 +0900 lenrek@me.com wrote:
> I found the counterpart of function mgslpc_wait_until_sent > in drivers/char/synclinkmp.c (wait_until_sent) is modified to > issue (un)lock_kernel. This patch does the same modification. > > However, I'm afraid similar modifications are necessary further on > functions > mgslpc_ioctl and mgslpc_write_room.
The push down work normally eliminated BKL calls that were demonstrably not needed and left it in anywhere that needed thought. Do those functions still really need the BKL ?
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