netdev - Re: [PATCH / RFC 2/2] fec: fixup spinlocks.

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Date:	Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:24:40 +0100
From:	Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...pgear.com>
Cc:	uclinux-dev@...inux.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH / RFC 2/2] fec: fixup spinlocks.

* Greg Ungerer | 2008-03-28 16:58:09 [+1000]:

>Hi Sebastion,
Hi Greg,

>>4. Use the .*_irqsave variant in that part which may be called from IRQ or
>>user mode.
>
>I couldn't see any changes here that switched to use *_irqsave?
The only lock user that may be called from both called from both places
is mii_queue() and that one allready uses the save variant.
I guess you want me to repost that patch without point 4 in the summary
right?

>Regards
>Greg
Sebastian
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