linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] *** rtl8192u: Replace semaphores with mutexes ***

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Message-ID: <3942715.1nlD6bSRMQ@wuerfel>
Date:	Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:52:05 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Binoy Jayan <binoy.jayan@...aro.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] *** rtl8192u: Replace semaphores with mutexes ***

On Thursday, June 2, 2016 10:27:51 AM CEST Binoy Jayan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> These are a set of patches which removes semaphores from:
> 
> drivers/staging/rtl8192u
> 
> They build correctly (individually and as a whole).
> NB: I have not tested this as I do not have the following hardware:
> 
> "RealTek RTL8192U Wireless LAN NIC driver"
> 
> 

Patches 1-3 look good,

Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

I commented on patch 4, which is correct but I think it should be
done differently.

One more thing that might be helpful to note in the cover letter above
is that this is part of a bigger effort to eliminate all semaphores from
the kernel.

	Arnd