linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] driver-core : add class iteration api

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:00:14 +0800
From:	"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
To:	"Jarek Poplawski" <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>, stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de,
	James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com, a.zummo@...ertech.it,
	peterz@...radead.org, cbou@...l.ru, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David Brownell" <david-b@...bell.net>, krh@...hat.com,
	stern@...land.harvard.edu, dwmw2@...radead.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] driver-core : add class iteration api

On Jan 14, 2008 2:58 PM, Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 09:36:04AM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > On Jan 13, 2008 4:11 AM, Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com> wrote:
> ...
> > > Probably some tiny oversight, but I see this comment to struct class
> > > doesn't mention devices list, so maybe this needs to be updated BTW?:
> > >
> > > (from include/linux/device.h)
> > > "        struct semaphore        sem;    /* locks both the children and interfaces lists */"
> >
> > Sorry for my lazy, I think so too.
> > IMHO, it should be updated after the comments.
>
> As a matter of fact, only later I've found this question is 'fixed' in
> 7/7. But, actually, I was more concerned if this patch changed the
> 'official' policy of this sem (then it would be nice to mention about
> this in a changelog) or this comment was simply incomplete.

It was just "killed" because I thought it's not true.

I means I will update the correct comment after comments.

>
> Thanks,
> Jarek P.
>
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