linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/5] TPM: Locking update

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Date:	Fri,  3 Oct 2008 13:30:05 -0300
From:	Rajiv Andrade <srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	serue@...ibm.com, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jmorris@...ei.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/5] TPM: Locking update


1) Removes unnecessary BKL from tpm.c
2) Changes the num_opens variable name to is_open since it's a binary
state
3) Implements the use of RCU to protect tpm_chip_list
4) Insert .remove function in tis_pnp_driver structure
5) Puts the timer deletion before the flushing of unfinished jobs

TPM: update char dev BKL pushdown
TPM: num_opens to is_open variable change
TPM: rcu locking
TPM: pnp remove
TPM: tpm_release() timing

 drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c     |   92 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h     |    3 +-
 drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c |   14 ++++++-
 3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

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