linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for review] [12/48] x86

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:22:38 -0400
From:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH for review] [12/48] x86_64: use the global PIT lock

Hi Andi,

On 7/19/07, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
>
> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>
> Replace the pcspkr private PIT lock by the global PIT lock to serialize the
> PIT access all over the place.
>

Like I said before I'd be more happy if spinlock was attached to a
platform device that pcspkr binds to so the arch code would control
wehther we use a private spinlock or a global one (I sent a patch to
that effect earlier). However I am OK with Thomas's patch as well.

-- 
Dmitry
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