Re: Success kernel-243pre8-SMP(patch)(Re: spin_lock problem inrecent kernel
From: Tom Gall <hidden>
Date: 2001-03-30 03:07:11
Tony Mantler wrote:
That's #if*n*def, not #ifdef. :) And speaking of #ifndef, why are these spinlocks here in the first place and/or why do they now need to be removed? Just suddenly removing locks because of a new deadlock condition gets my spidey senses tingling.
It all stinks to high heaven, that's for sure. Removing the page_table_lock from being locked in ioremap, saves us from stopping cold during the first ioremap (at least on Power3). And as far as the second, I'm in complete agreement... warning warning danger will robinson! -- Regards, Tom -------------------------------------------------------------- Linux Guy "My heart is human, my blood is boiling, gall@rochcivictheatre.org my brain IBM" -- Mr Roboto, Styxx ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/