netdev - Re: Subject: [PATCH 1/6] bna: Brocade 10Gb Ethernet device driver

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Date:	Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:09:46 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Rasesh Mody <rmody@...cade.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, adapter_linux_open_src_team@...cade.com
Subject: Re: Subject: [PATCH 1/6] bna: Brocade 10Gb Ethernet device driver

On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:29:15 -0800
Rasesh Mody <rmody@...cade.com> wrote:

> +#define bnad_conf_lock()	down(&bnad->conf_sem)
> +#define bnad_conf_unlock()	up(&bnad->conf_sem)

Don't wrap locking in macros.
Don't use semaphores as locks, use mutex.

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