linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwspinlock/msm: Add support for Qualcomm MSM HW Mutex block

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Date:	Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:58:18 -0500
From:	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>
To:	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org list" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo@...eaurora.org>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	Eric Holmberg <eholmber@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwspinlock/msm: Add support for Qualcomm MSM HW Mutex block


On Aug 13, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Ohad Ben-Cohen wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org> wrote:
>> So I think I'd ask you to recommend a name, should we just us 'hwspinlock'.  The general view from ePAPR and dts is the node name should be a bit more generic (like ethernet or pci).  So what would you suggest?
> 
> How about 'hwlock' ?
> 
> This should be generic enough to cover all instances of hardware locks
> (we already know hwspinlock isn't generic enough, as there are some
> mutex-like hardware locks which doesn't require busy looping).

hwlock sounds good to me, I'll go with it.

- k

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