linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/12] Use mutex instead of semaphore in driver core

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Date:	Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:12:19 +0100
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] Use mutex instead of semaphore in driver core

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 01:39:38PM +0100, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> On 02-01-2008 08:00, Greg KH wrote:
> ...
> > If no one has noticed any issues in this area, [...]

BTW, if 'we' are sure there are no issues, and only lockdep is not
clever enough yet, why not do such a change partially, e.g. with
lockdep_on/off, at least to -mm, for testing?

Jarek P.
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