linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] Use "request_muxed

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Date:	Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:46:26 -0700
From:	Natarajan Gurumoorthy <natg@...gle.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] Use "request_muxed_region" in it87 watchdog drivers

Alan,
      I looked at your code in kernel/resource.c and I agree the while
is not needed. I guess every time it comes back from "schedule" your
code loops back to reserve the region. I will test the code without
the while and make the needed change.

Regards
Nat

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>> +     while (!request_muxed_region(REG, 2, NAME))
>> +             continue;
>> +
>
> This shouldn't need the loop ? - is it only working with the loop
> present ?
>
>
> Otherwise this looks good - I'd just like to understand if the loop was
> needed (indicating a bug has crept into the muxed alloc code somewhere
> perhaps) or not
>
> Alan
>



-- 
Regards
Nat Gurumoorthy AB6SJ
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