linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvram: Drop the bkl from nvram

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Date:	Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:29:47 +0200
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <sven@...bigcorporation.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...ware.it>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvram: Drop the bkl from nvram_llseek()

On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 09:27:17PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> B1;2005;0cOn Fri, 9 Oct 2009, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> 
> > There is nothing to protect inside nvram_llseek(), the file
> > offset doesn't need to be protected and nvram_len is only
> > initialized from an __init path.
> > 
> > It's safe to remove the big kernel lock there.
> > 
> > (Is this file still used? I can't even build it,
> > looks like it is built under CONFIG_GENERIC_NVRAM but this
> > option is referenced nowhere except in powerpc defconfigs)
> 
> Yes it is used. Look at arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> 
> config GENERIC_NVRAM
>         bool
> 	default y if PPC32


Oh right, I missed it.

 
> But I have to admit that the GENERIC part is confusing :)


Yep :)


> > Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
> > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> > Cc: John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
> > Cc: Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <sven@...bigcorporation.com>
> > Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> > Cc: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...ware.it>
> > Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> > Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
> 
> Added to the pile of pending BKL bashing. Thanks,
> 
>       tglx      


Ok. Be care I couldn't even build test this one.

Thanks.

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