Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:03:30 +0100 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] add netdev led trigger |
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 07:03:00PM -0500, Eric Cooper wrote: > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:15:51AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote: > > Using the device name as an identifier is not reliable, they may not > > be unique. > > I'm confused about this -- how else can the user specify the desired network > interface?
For presenting the user the name is probably still the best, but internally better use the interface index. > > > rwlocks are deprecated. > > In favor of what? Should I use a spinlock?
spinlocks or mutexes.
-Andi
-- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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