linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] staging: vchiq_2835_arm: revert "quit using custom down

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Message-ID: <32aa420a-abff-4c47-5f3c-2d4bdf36781c@i2se.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 May 2019 11:52:42 +0200
From:   Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>
To:     Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     dan.carpenter@...cle.com, Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] staging: vchiq_2835_arm: revert "quit using custom
 down_interruptible()"

On 09.05.19 16:31, Nicolas Saenz Julienne wrote:
> The killable version of down() is meant to be used on situations where
> it should not fail at all costs, but still have the convenience of being
> able to kill it if really necessary. VCHIQ doesn't fit this criteria, as
> it's mainly used as an interface to V4L2 and ALSA devices.
>
> Fixes: ff5979ad8636 ("staging: vchiq_2835_arm: quit using custom down_interruptible()")
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>

This whole series is:

Acked-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>