linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] Use "request_muxed

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Message-ID: <20110511025338.GB4051@ericsson.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 May 2011 19:53:38 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
To:	Nat Gurumoorthy <natg@...gle.com>
CC:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"mikew@...gle.com" <mikew@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] Use "request_muxed_region" in it87 hwmon
 drivers

On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 02:45:31PM -0400, Nat Gurumoorthy wrote:
> 02 - Chages to hwmon it87 driver to use "request_muxed_region"
> Serialize access to the hardware by using "request_muxed_region" macro defined
> by Alan Cox. Call to this macro will hold off the requestor if the resource is
> currently busy. "superio_enter" will return an error if call to 
> "request_muxed_region" fails. Rest of the code change is to ripple an error
> return from superio_enter to the top level.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nat Gurumoorthy <natg@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>

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