linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] use spinlock instead of binary mutex in idt77252 driver

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Date:	Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:50:36 -0400
From:	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>
To:	Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@...il.com>
Cc:	chas@....nrl.navy.mil, ecd@...com.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use spinlock instead of binary mutex in idt77252 driver

On Apr 22, 2007, at 17:39:59, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> use spinlock instead of binary mutex in idt77252 driver

I think you really meant: "Use mutex instead of binary semaphore in  
idt77252 driver", since this is a binary semaphore (not a mutex,  
which are always binary):
> -	struct semaphore	mutex;

and this is a mutex, not a spinlock:
> +	struct mutex		mutex;

Everything else looks good though

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett
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