linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] convert semaphore to mutex in struct class

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Message-ID: <a8e1da0801101837n54e1de5bs8b39c2b79ff10640@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:37:29 +0800
From:	"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
To:	"Alan Stern" <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"Stefan Richter" <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com,
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	"Kernel development list" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David Brownell" <david-b@...bell.net>, krh@...hat.com,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] convert semaphore to mutex in struct class

On Jan 10, 2008 11:41 PM, Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008, Dave Young wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > The patches are done on my side, please help to check.
> >
> > This is the first one of the series about driver core changes.
> > If this one is accepted and there's no other problem I will post the others for maintainer's review (they need your comment and help because I don't know well about the specific driver logic).
>
> Before spending too much time on all these conversions, shouldn't you
> first determine whether they will work with the lockdep checker?  In
> one of your earlier messages there was a clear indication that they
> will not.
Thanks.

I managed to build and boot ok with lockdep config options except the
apm_power which need to be cross compiled.

But not sure whether there's something which are not hit yet.
>
> Alan Stern
>
>
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