linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] Use mutex instead of semaphore in the Host AP driver

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.999.0707310142190.17287@enigma.security.iitk.ac.in>
Date:	Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:44:37 +0530 (IST)
From:	Satyam Sharma <satyam@...radead.org>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
cc:	Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@...il.com>,
	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Use mutex instead of semaphore in the Host AP
 driver



On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, John W. Linville wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 12:50:31PM +0530, Satyam Sharma wrote:
> > On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> > 
> > > [...]
> > > The Host AP driver uses a semaphore as mutex. Use the mutex API
> > > instead of the (binary) semaphore.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@...il.com>
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Satyam Sharma <satyam@...radead.org>
> 
> Is that the same as Acked-by?  Or do you disagree with the patch?
> 
> Just checkin'...

Well, I'm not the maintainer, so didn't think correct to give an
"Acked-by". "Reviewed-by" generally means I read the patch, and think
it is correct. Probably could save time for others ...


Satyam
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