linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for bkl-removal v2] IB/umad: BKL is not needed for ib_umad

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Message-ID: <20080711164211.4414a692@bike.lwn.net>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:42:11 -0600
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, general@...ts.openfabrics.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH for bkl-removal v2] IB/umad: BKL is not needed for
 ib_umad_open()

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:54:40 -0700
Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com> wrote:

> Remove explicit lock_kernel() calls and document why the code is safe.

Applied to the bkl-removal tree and pushed - thanks.

jon
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