linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/19] fixup usage of non-raw spinlocks in irqchips

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdYner6CzdM_Rmd+z_tr1K-i4Ov0n8BwiyqAJ91F3950tQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:51:52 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Julia Cartwright <julia@...com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, cocci@...teme.lip6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/19] fixup usage of non-raw spinlocks in irqchips

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Julia Cartwright <julia@...com> wrote:

> The following patchset introduces a new coccinelle patch,
> irq_chip_raw_spinlock.cocci, which is used to identify irq_chip implementors
> which acquire/release non-raw spinlocks, and in addition, a set of generated
> patches for most cases identified.

Wow that is really impressive. I expect to apply all that
are applicable to GPIO drivers. I guess this really lowers
the bar to run realtime on a whole slew of systems.

Yours,
Linus Walleij