linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:29:55 +0000
From:   "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>,
        "Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
CC:     "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions

The ACPICA mutex functions are based on the host OS functions, so they don't really buy you anything. You should just use the native Linux functions.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guenter Roeck [mailto:linux@...ck-us.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 8:13 AM
> To: Moore, Robert <robert.moore@...el.com>; Zheng, Lv
> <lv.zheng@...el.com>; Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>;
> Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
> Cc: linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; devel@...ica.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> Subject: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
> 
> Mutex functions may be needed by drivers. Examples are accesses to
> Super-IO SIO registers (0x2e/0x2f or 0x4e/0x4f) or Super-IO
> environmental monitor registers, both which may also be accessed through
> DSDT.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
> b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c index c016211c35ae..5d20581f4b2f
> 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
> @@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ acpi_acquire_mutex(acpi_handle handle, acpi_string
> pathname, u16 timeout)
>  	status = acpi_os_acquire_mutex(mutex_obj->mutex.os_mutex, timeout);
>  	return (status);
>  }
> +ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_acquire_mutex)
> 
> 
> /***********************************************************************
> ********
>   *
> @@ -185,3 +186,4 @@ acpi_status acpi_release_mutex(acpi_handle handle,
> acpi_string pathname)
>  	acpi_os_release_mutex(mutex_obj->mutex.os_mutex);
>  	return (AE_OK);
>  }
> +ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_release_mutex)
> --
> 2.7.4