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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Remove TSF atomic requirement from the documentation

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"Alina Friedrichsen" <x-alina@xxxxxxx> writes:

> The atomic requirement for the TSF callbacks is outdated. get_tsf() is
> only called by ieee80211_rx_bss_info() which is indirectly called by
> the work queue ieee80211_sta_work(). In the same context are called
> several other non-atomic functions, too. And the atomic requirement
> causes problems for drivers of USB wifi cards.

Atomicity requirement also creates problems for SPI based devices, not
only USB. So I strongly support for removing the requirement.

Unfortunately I don't have time to review this, though. Sorry.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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