# \[uml-devel\] Re: \[patch 1/1\] unified spinlock initialization arch/um/drivers/port\_kern.c

- From: Russell King \<hidden\>
- Date: 2005-03-09 17:12:52 
- List: linux-um
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-um/2005/03/717543
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/lkml/2005/03/717543/t.md

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On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 10:42:33AM +0100, blaisorblade@yahoo.it wrote:
> 
> From: <redacted>
> Cc: <redacted>, <redacted>, <redacted>, <redacted>
> 
> Unify the spinlock initialization as far as possible.

Are you sure this is really the best option in this instance?
Sometimes, static data initialisation is more efficient than
code-based manual initialisation, especially when the memory
is written to anyway.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core


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