On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> + lock_kernel(); > > No, we are trying to get rid of the lock_kernel() calls, care to just > make this a local lock instead? > Since I'm not the driver author I thought that the idea of moving the BKL from block ioctl to the driver code would be a first step to get rid of the lock_kernel() call. This patch at least could make the driver compile again and someone who better understands the driver code could make a finner (local) lock. But I will figure out what needs to be protect and send a new patch that uses some sincronization primitive to make a local lock. Thanks a lot. ----------------------------------------- Javier Martínez Canillas +595 981 88 66 58 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
