linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/6 -rt] powerpc 2.6.20-rt8: to convert spinlocks to raw ones.

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Message-ID: <17903.4302.502364.126701@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 8 Mar 2007 06:21:50 +1100
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
Cc:	Tsutomu OWA <tsutomu.owa@...hiba.co.jp>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/6 -rt] powerpc 2.6.20-rt8: to convert spinlocks to raw
 ones.

Sergei Shtylyov writes:

>     As I said, this was intended for the -rt patch, hence the question was for 
> Ingo. I CC'ed the list just to keep people here in a loop.

OK, fair enough, but I still think the patch description was
inadequate.  In the -rt context, I would at least expect to see some
explanation as to why those particular locks needed to be converted.

Paul.
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