linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] drivers: hwspinlock: add generic framework

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Date:	Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:57:58 +0200
From:	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	MugdhaKamoolkar <mugdha@...com>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	BenoitCousson <b-cousson@...com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	HariKanigeri <h-kanigeri2@...com>, SumanAnna <s-anna@...com>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] drivers: hwspinlock: add generic framework

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:24 AM, David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote:
> Your intent "generic" is fine, but you've not achieved it and thus I
> think you shouldn't imply that you have.   Dropping the word "generic"
> should  suffice; it _is_ a framework, and maybe the next person working
> with hardware spinlocks can finish generalizing (and add use cases).

Sure, I can drop the word "generic".

> Haven't looked at RT in a long time.  Just look at the current RT
> patchset to see if it still has several spinlock variants.  ISTR the
> "raw" spinlock stuff came from there not long ago.  Much compile-time
> magic was involved in switching between variants.

I'll take a look there and see if I catch anything relevant.

Thanks,
Ohad.


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> - Dave
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