linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging:dgap:dgap_tty.c: Upgraded driver to use Mutex instead of semaphore

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Message-ID: <20140422094555.GD26890@mwanda>
Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:45:55 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Kumar Gaurav <kumargauravgupta3@...il.com>
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, lidza.louina@...il.com,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging:dgap:dgap_tty.c: Upgraded driver to use Mutex
 instead of semaphore

On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 09:25:32PM +0530, Kumar Gaurav wrote:
> dgap driver uses semaphore for obtaining lock. I upgraded it to use MUTEX.
> 

You are patching ancient code that doesn't exist.  Work against
linux-next.

regards,
dan carpenter

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