netdev - Re: [PATCH] Removal of debug code containing deprecated calls to cli()/sti()

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Date:	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:30:18 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Mark Asselstine <mark.asselstine@...driver.com>
Cc:	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, chas@....nrl.navy.mil,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Removal of debug code containing deprecated calls to cli()/sti()

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 09:26:20PM -0400, Mark Asselstine wrote:
> Code within NS_DEBUG_SPINLOCKS contained deprecated cli()/sti() function calls.
> NS_DEBUG_SPINLOCKS and the associated code seems to be of little use these days
> so the strategy of removing this code rather then updating it to use spinlocks
> has been taken.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Asselstine <mark.asselstine@...driver.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>

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