linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] spidev: Do not use atomic bit operations when allocating minor

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Date:   Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:26:51 +0000
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] spidev: Do not use atomic bit operations when
 allocating minor

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 02:44:34PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 04:02:12PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > There is no need to use atomic bit operations when allocating a minor
> > number since it's done under a mutex. Moreover, one of the operations
> > that is in use is non-atomic anyway.

> Shall I resend the series without this patch, or can you apply the rest
> if you have no comments / objections?

I've already queued the rest.

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