netdev - RE: [PATCH] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting area

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Date:   Tue, 9 Jan 2018 03:23:41 +0000
From:   "Y.b. Lu" <yangbo.lu@....com>
To:     Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
CC:     Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock
 protecting area



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fabio Estevam [mailto:festevam@...il.com]
> Sent: 2018年1月8日 20:54
> To: Y.b. Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>
> Cc: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>; Richard Cochran
> <richardcochran@...il.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel
> <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting
> area
> 
> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com> wrote:
> > set_fipers() calling should be protected by spinlock.
> > This patch is to move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting area in
> > ptp_gianfar_adjtime() function.
> 
> It would be nice to explay why.

[Y.b. Lu] Sent out v2 patch and explained in commit message :)
Thanks.

> 
> Thanks