linux-kernel - [PATCH] w35und: Add locking problems to TODO list

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Date:	Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:04:21 +0300
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
To:	gregkh@...e.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Lars Lindley <lindley@...ote.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Ruslan Pisarev <ruslan@...sarev.org.ua>
Subject: [PATCH] w35und: Add locking problems to TODO list

The w35und uses atomics such as "ThreadCount" and "FireCount" to emulate
locking in the TX paths, for example. Document this bug in the TODO list.

Cc: Lars Lindley <lindley@...ote.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc: Ruslan Pisarev <ruslan@...sarev.org.ua>
Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/staging/winbond/TODO |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/TODO b/drivers/staging/winbond/TODO
index 43bee56..b4c592a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/TODO
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/TODO
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ TODO:
 	- remove unused ioctls
 	- use cfg80211 for regulatory stuff
 	- fix 4k stack problems
+	- fix locking problems (it's done using atomics...)
 
 Please send patches to Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com> and
 Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
-- 
1.6.3.3

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