Re: [PATCH 07/18] m68k: remove big kernel lock

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Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> writes:

The cache flush code only locks against itself, so there
is no excuse to use the BKL here. This replaces it with
a local mutex in order to maintain serialization of flushes.

I don't think this needs a lock at all.

Andreas.

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