linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make prepare_namespace() wait for devices

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Message-ID: <465666AE.5020600@drzeus.cx>
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 06:31:42 +0200
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make prepare_namespace() wait for devices

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Whatever.  I think you can work it out ;)   
>
>   

Bare with me, I just woke up ;)

> while (driver_probe_done() || (ROOT_DEV = name_to_dev_t(...)) == 0)
>
> perhaps?
>
> The loop-which-sleeps within a loop-which-sleeps seems poorly thought out?
>   

I'd say a matter of taste. I'm not a big fan och cramming things into
the while() clause.

The idea with the double loops was to keep this thread asleep when we
could detect meaningful work elsewhere in the kernel. You could just
remove the inner-most loop if it offends you. :)

Rgds

-- 
     -- Pierre Ossman

  Linux kernel, MMC maintainer        http://www.kernel.org
  PulseAudio, core developer          http://pulseaudio.org
  rdesktop, core developer          http://www.rdesktop.org

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