linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/17] uartlite: remove IRQF_SAMPLE

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Message-ID: <87txx5vfyt.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:41:14 +0200
From:	Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>
To:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Developers List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/17] uartlite: remove IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM which is now a no-op

>>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu> writes:

 Theodore> With the changes in the random tree, IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM is now a
 Theodore> no-op; interrupt randomness is now collected unconditionally in a very
 Theodore> low-overhead fashion; see commit 775f4b297b.  The IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM
 Theodore> flag was scheduled to be removed in 2009 on the
 Theodore> feature-removal-schedule, so this patch is preparation for the final
 Theodore> removal of this flag.

 Theodore> Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
 Theodore> Cc: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>

Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>

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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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