2008/10/27 Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 01:29:08PM +0200, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote: > >> Using the Big Kernel Lock in the open() method of the DS1286 >> RTC driver is redundant, because the driver makes use of it's >> own spinlock to guarantee serialized access. This patch kills >> the redundant BKL calls. > > I'm about to kill the BKL in the driver even more thoroughly - by killing > the entire driver. Good idea ;) Dmitri > > Ralf > >
