linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3][-mm] add class

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Message-ID: <20080520113629.GK2638@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 05:36:29 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>, greg@...ah.com,
	kay.sievers@...y.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3][-mm] add class_reclassify macro

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 03:02:32AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 20 May 2008 17:55:54 +0800 Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > Converting class semaphore to mutex cause lockdep warnings due to
> > class_interface_register/unregister will possible call device_add/del
> 
> Shouldn't we just fix that?

That's what I suggested (in a thread you were cc'd on, but probably
aren't reading).  I don't like this reclassify thing either.

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