netdev - Re: [PATCH] Removal of debug code containing deprecated calls to cli()/sti()

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Date:	Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:12:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	matthew@....cx
Cc:	mark.asselstine@...driver.com, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	chas@....nrl.navy.mil, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Removal of debug code containing deprecated calls to
 cli()/sti()

From: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:30:18 -0600

> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 09:26:20PM -0400, Mark Asselstine wrote:
> > Code within NS_DEBUG_SPINLOCKS contained deprecated cli()/sti() function calls.
> > NS_DEBUG_SPINLOCKS and the associated code seems to be of little use these days
> > so the strategy of removing this code rather then updating it to use spinlocks
> > has been taken.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Asselstine <mark.asselstine@...driver.com>
> Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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