linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] TPM: update char dev BKL pushdown

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Date:	Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:58:57 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
cc:	Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zohar@...ibm.com,
	dvelarde@...ibm.com, safford@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TPM: update char dev BKL pushdown

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:

> Quoting Rajiv Andrade (srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com):
> > This patch removes the BKL calls from the TPM driver, which
> > were added in the overall misc-char-dev-BKL-pushdown.patch,
> > as they are not needed. Changed num_opens from an int to atomic_t.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Yes, this patch is good.  
> 
> It would also be good to rename num_opens.  Note that it is always
> either 0 or 1, and indicates whether someone has opened the chip.
> So 'is_open' may make more sense.

And use atomic_set() instead of atomic_inc().



- James
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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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