linux-kernel - Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] [PATCH 04/15] ps3vram: Replace mutex by spinlock + list

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Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 21:05:05 +0200
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, cbe-oss-dev@...abs.org,
	Jim Paris <jim@...n.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Cbe-oss-dev] [PATCH 04/15] ps3vram: Replace mutex by spinlock + list

On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 04:01:13PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Remove the mutex serializing access to the cache.
> Instead, queue up new requests on a list if the driver is busy.

This should use the bio list helpers moved into bio.h in commit
8f3d8ba20e67991b531e9c0227dcd1f99271a32c

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